Ex Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif, who stirred up a hornet's nest by questioning the logic of not using Jasprit Bumrah much in the 'death overs' clarified his stand saying he did not mean to belittle the Indian pace spearhead and that it was in the good interests of the game that he made the comment.

It may be recalled that after seeing Bumrah being used more in powerplays with just one over of him being kept for the 'death' end, Kaif had posted on X.

\"Bumrah under Rohit would generally bowl overs 1, 13, 17, 19. Under Surya, in Asia cup, he bowled a three-overs spell at the start. To avoid injury, Bumrah these days, prefers to bowl while his body is warmed up. 1 over of Bumrah in the remaining 14 overs is a huge relief for batters, against stronger teams at World Cup, this could hurt In

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