Former Indian batter and analyst Mohammad Kaif advised the Indian team management to stick with the Indian pace bowling backups and give them a consistent run to prove their worth. Notably, his comments came right after India’s home T20I series against the West Indies.
Speaking on Cricbuzz, Kaif reckoned that Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer would want to bring back his ace players, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, to the squad as soon as possible. Notably, the duo wasn’t part of the West Indies T20I series due to fitness concerns.
In Bumrah’s absence, Prince Yadav and Mayank Yadav both featured in India’s playing XI against the West Indies. While Mayank claimed four wickets in four matches, Prince managed one wicket in three outings.
“Mayank Yadav can become a good bowler in the future. Prince Yadav is a skillful bowler; he has the pace and has the yorker as well. But it is too early to judge. The problem right now is that you don’t show patience with anyone; you will have to show patience. If you have brought in a new bowler, you should persist with him. You are not persisting with Kuldeep right now, he is playing one match and then being dropped,” Mohammad Kaif said on Cricbuzz.
Further, Kaif backed the Indian selection committee for backing the veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has been included for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which will commence on October 22.
“We have not been able to find backups. If we prepare a list, there might not be too many names. When Iyer goes back to his room, he must be thinking that when will Hardik return, when will Bumrah return? It is a good thing that Bhuvneshwar Kumar has made his comeback because we have not been able to find many bowlers recently,” he added.
