"Give me that gun, and I'll show you how to use it," India versus South Africa. Rohit, Kohli, and Bumrah are threatened.

Mumbai: India beat South Africa by 51 runs in the second Twenty20 International. The main reason for this was the high runs scored in the batting.  South Africa reached 213 runs in spite of Bumrah.

Bumrah bowled four overs and gave away 45 runs without taking any wickets.  There have been claims that Suryakumar is abusing Bumrah in this setting. Bumrah was a perfect weapon, especially when Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were captains of the T20 team. Whenever runs are going well, Bumrah comes to bowl.  He is used a lot especially in the death overs.

 Suryakumar, on the other hand, is putting pressure on Yadav to use Bumrah in the powerplay now that Gambhir is here. He is seen as taking on a new role in this. Let's examine Bumrah's performance in T20 cricket under which captain in this circumstance. Under Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy, Bumrah has played 10 innings and taken 12 wickets.  In this, his bowling average is 23 and his economy is 7.42.
 Bumrah, on the other hand, has taken 31 wickets in 27 innings when Virat Kohli was captain. His economy is 6.51 and his bowling average is 20.45. In a similar vein, during Dhoni's tenure as captain, Bumrah took 28 wickets in 21 innings. His bowling average is 18.82.  His economy is 6.62.  

Similarly, when Rohit Sharma was the captain, Bumrah has taken a total of 26 wickets in 19 innings.   His average is just 14.57 and his economy is 5.68.

Before the T20 World Cup, Sothappal Similar to how Kamal tells the villain in Veedattu Viyadtu, "Give me that gun, I will teach you how to shoot it," Rohit Dhoni instructs him on how to use Bumrah and says, "Learn from Rohit Dhoni," fans point this out.

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