Lekin is baat mein ek gehra sach chhupa hai—Bumrah ka yeh faisla team ke liye ek sacrifice hai, na ki koi bahana. Unhone kaha, “Agar main kaptaani karte hue lambi series mein breaks loon, toh yeh team ke saath insaaf nahi hoga.” Chalo, is baat ko thoda kholte hain, aur dekhte hain ki Bumrah ka yeh decision kyun chhote khiladiyon ke liye bhi ek badi misaal hai.
Bumrah ka yeh faisla koi hairani wali baat nahi. 2024-25 season mein, unhone Australia ke khilaaf 5-Test series mein 35 wickets liye, 19.45 ki average se, aur ek match mein 9 wickets ka record bhi banaya. Lekin yeh sab aasan nahi tha—unka body, jo pehle bhi stress fractures se jhoojh chuka hai, ab bhi ek ticking bomb hai. 2022 mein back injury ke baad, unhone apne workload ko carefully manage kiya, aur isiliye woh 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) final mein India ko jeet dilane mein kaamyab rahe. Lekin kaptaani ka extra pressure—team meetings, strategy planning, aur media ka jhamela—unhe shayad us edge se door kar sakta tha, jo unhe duniya ka best bowler banata hai.
| Khiladi | Matches | Wickets | Average | Best Figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 8 | 48 | 18.76 | 9/94 vs Aus |
Ab thodi baat Indian team ki. Rohit Sharma, jo abhi Test captain hain, 2025 mein 38 saal ke honge, aur unke baad kaptaani ka sawal bada hai. Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, ya Rishabh Pant jaise naam ubhar rahe hain, lekin Bumrah ka naam sabse upar tha, kyunki 2022 mein unhone England ke khilaaf ek Test mein kaptaani ki thi, jahan unhone 6 wickets liye aur 31* runs bhi banaye. Lekin us match ke baad, injury ne unhe 6 mahine ke liye bahar rakha. X par fans bol rahe hain ki Bumrah ka yeh faisla unki team-first mentality dikhata hai, jaise 2019 World Cup mein MS Dhoni ne chhote run chase mein apni batting position badli thi, team ke liye.
Doosri taraf, chhoti teams ya khiladiyon ke liye yeh ek bada lesson hai. Australia ke Pat Cummins, jo Test aur ODI captain hain, ek fast bowler hote hue bhi workload manage karte hain, lekin unke paas Nathan Lyon jaise consistent bowlers ka saath hai. India ke paas Ravichandran Ashwin aur Ravindra Jadeja hain, lekin pace attack ka bojh aksar Bumrah par hi hota hai. Bangladesh ke Mustafizur Rahman ya West Indies ke Alzarri Joseph jaise bowlers bhi workload ke saath struggle karte hain, aur shayad Bumrah ka yeh faisla unhe bhi inspire kare—apne career aur team ke beech balance rakhna.
Bumrah ka yeh kadam team ke liye ek nayi shuruaat hai. Unka focus bowling par rahega, aur shayad yeh India ko 2027 WTC cycle mein bhi top par rakhe. Agle saal England aur New Zealand ke khilaaf series mein, Bumrah ka jadoo dekhne ke liye fans beqaraar hain. Lekin yeh bhi sach hai ki cricket ka yeh khel thoda nirdai hai—ek injury, ya ek kharab series, aur yeh saari planning dhari ki dhari reh sakti hai. Bumrah ne team ke liye apna dil rakha, lekin kya yeh sacrifice unke career ko aur lambi umr dega, ya fir ek aur chhota sa yaad ban ke reh jayega?
