Bumrah’s back foot dilemma highlights long term problem

By Adam Collins

Back foot problems: Jasprit Bumrah

DOES Jasprit Bumrah have a problem with his front foot? You bet he does.
We saw it during the Champions Trophy last year, then last week at Nottingham and again on Thursday when trapping Joe Root.
On all three occasions, his overstepping was called retrospectively by the third umpire. It is something the young star needs to get a rather urgent handle on.
But is his problem a symptom of a broken system when it comes to adjudicating no-balls? Again, yes. At least in part.
To explain, let’s jump back to 2016 when t...

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