Overview

• The former India bowling coach says a young Bumrah was told to be “like a bull,” triggering an immediate shift to clean eating and gym work.
• In 2013 Bumrah attended the NCA’s Under-19 camp, making the 30-man group but missing the final selection.
• Support staff tested a more orthodox action that delivered less speed, so his unique but physically demanding mechanics were preserved.
• Chief selector Ajit Agarkar defended cautious, case-by-case limits after Bumrah featured in three of five Tests on the England tour.
• Bumrah has been named in India’s 15-man Asia Cup squad and is set for a monitored T20I return next month.