‘This is not T20 mate’: Former England coach warns Arshdeep Singh in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence at ICC Champions Trophy 2025 | Cricket News

As India prepare for a situation without their seam spearhead Jasprit Bumrah heading into another ICC tournament at the Champions Trophy in Dubai, former England cricketer and coach David Lloyd has urged opposition teams to seize the opportunity and target whoever replaces the India pacer in the XI.
With left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh touted to be a potential replacement for Bumrah in the XI, LLoyd has said the Punjab pacer will have to adapt quickly to the 50-overs format to make a difference. While Arshdeep recently became India’s highest T20I wicket-taker with 99 scalps during the recent series against England, the 26-year-old has only played a handful of ODIs. In nine appearances, Arshdeep has managed 14 wickets at a 23.00 average.
“It’s a great opportunity for someone to come in, someone who wouldn’t make the team. But you can’t get away from the fact that he (Bumrah) is the best bowler in the world, and if he isn’t playing for you, you’ve got a problem” said Lloyd on TalkSport Cricket.
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Lloyd said Arshdeep will have to make a huge leap from dominating T20 bowling and adjust the requirements of 50-over cricket.
“Massive difference – four overs to 10. If you’re the opposition, test him out; really get into him,” Lloyd said. “This is not T20 mate, this is not a little party, you’ve got to come back and come back again’, that will be something he won’t be used to,” he added.
Arshdeep was the leading wicket-taker of the domestic Vijay Hazare Trophy with 20 wickets. He also picked up two wickets in his only appearance in the ODI series against England in Ahmedabad. Besides Arshdeep, Mohammad Shami and Harshit Rana are the other special pacers in India’s squad.
The Men in Blue open their campaign against Bangladesh on February 19 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.