Sanjay Bangar on the one area Jasprit Bumrah needs to be mindful of in England

Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar has stated that Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah tries too hard to bowl outswingers, which affects his efficiency. As per Bangar, the right-arm pace bowler is primarily an inswing bowler, and he should also focus harder on his stock ball.

The 28-year-old will lead the Indian fast-bowling attack in the rescheduled fifth Test in England, which will begin at Edgbaston in Birmingham on July 1. Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Prasidh Krishna are the other pace bowlers in the Indian Test squad.

While sharing his views on what Jasprit Bumrah needs to do to make an impression in the Birmingham Test, Bangar said on Star Sports' Game Plan: "The one challenge for him is that sometimes he tries too hard to bowl outswingers. However, he is a specialist inswing bowler. He should not forget his stock delivery. He needs to use his variations like variations. So he must concentrate a lot more on his stock ball and also bowling fuller lengths,"

The veteran Indian pacer was a part of the four-day warm-up match at Leicester, which ended in a draw on Sunday. He looked in decent form even though he managed to pick up only one wicket.

Bumrah went wicketless in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand, and his form came under the scanner too. However, he bounced back well and performed brilliantly in the series against England as India won two of the four Tests.

While talking about the changes in the Indian pacer's game between the WTC final and the England Tests, Bangar shared: "Before the four Tests in England, Bumrah also played in the World Test Championship final. In this Test match, which was basically the first one of the England tour last year, his length in Southampton was back by quite a bit,”

“Because of this, he did not taste any success. After that, we saw a change wherein he pushed his length forward and started having a lot of success. He ended up having a very good series,"

Notably, Jasprit Bumrah was India's highest wicket-taker during the four Tests in England, picking up 18 scalps at an average of 20.83.