Some Australian fans are stirring up controversy on social media by sharing their opinions on the bowling of bumrah, the interim captain of the indian team, which is against the rules and how is he allowed to bowl. It is noteworthy that Australian fans have made this accusation after he took 5 wickets. india and australia are playing a five-match Border-Gavaskar Test series. The first Test match between these two teams started yesterday at the Perth Stadium. bumrah took over as the interim captain while indian captain rohit sharma was on leave. He performed brilliantly in fast bowling. Batting first, india were all out for 150 runs, while australia were in a bad position, losing 7 wickets for 67 runs. bumrah was the only one to take 4 wickets. He took another wicket on the second day of the match to record his 11th "5-wicket haul".
Seeing the Australian players struggling to cope with his bowling, some Australian fans shared their opinions on social media that Bumrah's bowling was against the international Cricket Council rules. They have stirred up controversy by saying that his elbow is bent and he is throwing the ball while he is following a unique bowling style. This is not the first time that this controversy has arisen. In the last 2022 Big Bash League series, there was a controversy that Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain was against the bowling rules. At that time, some people questioned whether bumrah was only bowling correctly.Former england player and bowling coach Ian Pont had explained it at the time. He had explained how Bumrah's bowling was within the rules. He had explained that Bumrah's bowling was within the rules as per the Hypermobility rule in the international Cricket Council's rules at the time.
So, since Bumrah's bowling is unique, it may have made some Australian fans feel like he was throwing the ball. indian fans have been responding to them by saying that the Australian fans are creating such a controversy because he has taken so many wickets.
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