Bumrah, Sooryavanshi on Afghanistan's radar: Ibrahim Zadran reveals plans
Afghanistan cricket captain Ibrahim Zadran discusses his team's strategic preparations to face Indian stars Jasprit Bumrah and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The team is focusing on simplicity and leveraging insights from players with IPL experience.
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Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran says his team has made specific plans to deal with Jasprit Bumrah in Sunday's opening T20I against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.Bumrah is set to return to international cricket after missing matches due to a left knee injury. His return gives India another major option with the ball, but Zadran said Afghanistan will not make things complicated while facing the star pacer."If you look at Jasprit Bumrah, he is one of the best, and he is my favourite fast bowler. We as a group never think things in a complicated way for ourselves.
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