India were a little over 24 hours to play their semi-final against England in the T20 World Cup 2024, travel from Guyana to a different Caribbean island of Barbados and get ready of the final against South Africa. India, after finishing their rain-curtailed match against England travelled straight to Barbados and decided to cancel their training before the final of the tournament. India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was asked what he felt about the short turnaround time ahead of the summit clash in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Speaking to the ICC ahead of the final against South Africa, Bumrah said that a short turnaround time might a blessing in disguise for India in the final of the tournament. This is set to be Bumrah’s second ICC trophy final in the last 12 months. Ahead of the summit clash, Bumrah said that the quick turnaround might stop India from overthinking ahead of the final clash.
“It is a good thing sometimes when you don’t have a lot of time to overplan or confuse yourself or complicate things. So you know, you are straight on the flight, rest and recover and no time to think and no complications,” Bumrah told Sanjana Ganesan ahead of the final match.
Asked about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy in the tournament, Bumrah called the India skipper phenomenal and lauded the batter for letting the players express themselves.
“Rohit Sharma has been absolutely phenomenal. Even in the previous World Cup you know, he has been proactive, he gives a lot of freedom to his players, he lets the players express themselves. When he feels the right time, he shares his own experience during the match. So ya, it feels really great and I feel very happy playing under him and the confidence of the group is also very high,” Bumrah concluded.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) had revealed India’s decision to not practice via an official press release.
Bad weather is expected to threaten the game with forecasts of heavy rain on the match day. According to weather.com, the rain prediction for the day is at 70% and at around 10:30 am local time (8:00 pm IST), the scheduled start time of the game, there are 66% rain chances. Furthermore, the forecast remains gloomy late in the evening as well with 50% precipitation chances at 4:00 pm local time (1:30 am IST).
