Bumrah defendeu seus três powerplays na Copa da Ásia, chamando a crítica de Kaif de imprecisa. Bumrah defended his three powerplay overs in Asia Cup, calling Kaif's criticism inaccurate.

O jogador de fast bowler indiano Jasprit Bumrah rejeitou as críticas do ex-cricketeiro Mohammed Kaif à decisão do capitão Suryakumar Yadav de jogá-lo três powerplay consecutivas na Copa da Ásia, chamando as observações de "incorreta antes de incorreta novamente". Kaif afirmou que Bumrah normalmente jogava apenas um powerplay sob Rohit Sharma para evitar lesões, mas Bumrah, que costumava jogar dois powerplay no máximo durante a capitanização de Rohit, recebeu três em várias partidas neste torneio, reduzindo suas oportunidades de morte. Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah dismissed former cricketer Mohammed Kaif’s criticism of captain Suryakumar Yadav’s decision to bowl him three consecutive powerplay overs in the Asia Cup, calling the remarks “inaccurate before inaccurate again.” Kaif claimed Bumrah typically bowled only one powerplay over under Rohit Sharma to avoid injury, but Bumrah, who usually bowled two powerplay overs at most during Rohit’s captaincy, has been assigned three in several matches this tournament, reducing his death-over opportunities. Seu desempenho caiu, com cinco wickets às 22h00 e uma economia de 7,33 em quatro jogos. His performance has dipped, with five wickets at 22.00 and an economy of 7.33 across four games. A Índia, já qualificada para a final, enfrenta o Sri Lanka com o objetivo de permanecer invicta. India, already qualified for the final, next faces Sri Lanka aiming to stay unbeaten.