Jasprit Bumrah needs to bowl two overs in powerplay for MI: Wasim Jaffer

The Mumbai Indians (MI) have struggled to secure even a single win in six appearances of the IPL 2022. Currently, they are facing arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 33 of the tournament at DY Patil Sports Academy, and former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer suggested some changes in strategy for the MI team and their key players.

Jaffer feels that the team sends a strong message when they invite their best bowlers to deliver the first over of the innings. According to Jaffer, Bumrah needs to bowl the first over of the match for the MI, and the team needs to stop being defensive. He reckoned that the pacer can pick a couple of wickets in the powerplay overs and help the team gain momentum.

“When you bring your best bowler onto the first over, it does send a message. [Ruturaj] Gaikwad is not in that good nick, and [Robin] Uthappa can get out to his inswinging delivery. You don’t mind Bumrah bowling the first over and another one in the fourth or fifth over. You don’t want to bring him when the batter is playing at 30. They need to change strategy in which you bring Bumrah into the 11th and 12th over,” said Jaffer on Sky247.net presents ‘Not Just Cricket Show’ on CricTracker.

Ishan Kishan should forget the price tag and play his natural game: Wasim Jaffer

Jaffer shared his views on Ishan Kishan‘s diminishing strike rate this season and compared his performance with  the 2020 edition of the tournament. The former cricketer suggested that Kishan needs to play his natural game and forget about his price tag.  Meanwhile, Kishan was dismissed on a duck against a searing yorker of Mukesh Choudhary in the first over of the innings against CSK.

“Comparing the stats of 2020 with the current season, it does tell you if he has a high strike rate, he performs well. He should forget the price tag and not think too much of bearing the responsibility of the batting unit. He needs to be his aggressive self, and once he gets that innings of 70-80, the team will ultimately post the target of even 190-200 runs,” Jaffer added.

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