Saina Nehwal has claimed that Jasprit Bumrah will not have the ability to deal with her smash.© X (Twitter)
Younger Kolkata Knight Riders batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi not too long ago got here below scrutiny for mocking Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal in a now-deleted social media publish. Raghuvanshi’s assertion got here after Nehwal claimed that sports activities like badminton, tennis, basketball are bodily more durable than cricketers, whereas additionally criticising the followers for all the time prioritising the gentleman’s recreation over the opposite sports activities. Reacting to her feedback, Raghuvanshi had taken a jibe at Nehwal on social media platform.
In a publish on X, which has now been deleted, Raghuvanshi had written: “Let’s have a look at how she goes when Bumrah bowls 150k’s bumper at her head.”
In an oblique response to Raghuvanshi’s criticism of her, Nehwal has now claimed that star pacer Jasprit Bumrah will not have the ability to deal with her smash.
“How will you develop into Virat at that stage? How will you develop into Rohit Sharma? So many gamers must develop into like them. They can not. Just a few of them are like that. However I simply really feel that it is extra of a skill-based sport. And bowlers, I agree. I will not die there. Why would I face Jasprit Bumrah in any case? If I had been enjoying for 8 years possibly I might have answered Jasprit Bumrah,” Nehwal stated on Shubhankar Mishra‘s podcast.
“If Jasprit Bumrah performs badminton with me possibly he will not have the ability to take my smash. We should always not struggle with ourselves in our personal nation for this stuff. That is what I need to say. Each sport is greatest instead. However I need to say give worth to different sports activities as effectively. In any other case, the place will we get sporting tradition from? And cricket, Bollywood will all the time be our focus,” the 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist added.
On India’s struggles to win medals at Olympics, Nehwal claimed that gamers from different sports activities do not the identical stage of amenities as cricketers.
In the meantime, Raghuvanshi made his IPL debut in 2024 and had a memorable outing with the bat. In 10 innings, he scored 163 runs at a strike price of 155.24, serving to KKR finish their 10-year title drought.
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