India vs West Indies: When Team India scored 249 runs at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi, it seemed that victory was almost certain. Then when Mayank Yadav took 2 wickets of West Indies in the very first over, then success was considered certain. But what can we say about the plight that Indian bowlers faced after that. The reason for this was the weather and pitch conditions but the story is not limited to that only. In fact, this match is another proof of how weak the Indian team is without star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah.

Bumrah, who recently participated in the Asian Games 2026, was rested from the India-West Indies T20 series. He will now be seen playing in T20, ODI and Test series directly on New Zealand tour. Earlier, he was a part of the ODI series on England tour where he got injured while bowling. Due to this injury he could not even play the Test series in Sri Lanka. But at the moment we are talking only about the T20 format, because the Indian bowlers have suffered a massive defeat in it recently.

Team India’s shocking data to Bumrah

Well, it goes without saying and those who watch cricket regularly know the importance of Bumrah in the Indian team, no matter what the format. But some figures of this year also dispel the remaining doubts. Cricbuzz data shows that in 2026, India has played a total of 28 T20 matches against ICC full member countries, out of which Bumrah was in the playing-11 in 15 while in 13 he was not a part of the team.

The whole game is in these figures. According to this, the Indian team took a total of 111 wickets in these 15 matches. During this period the average is 22 and the strike rate is also 15.1. Whereas in the 13 matches where Bumrah was not there, the Indian team could take only 73 wickets, where its average was 29 and strike rate was 18.7. Also the economy rate is also 8.77 and 9.37.

Coin is not working without Bumrah

These figures are enough to show how much Team India needs Bumrah. When the Indian team won the T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time, Bumrah’s bowling had a big contribution in it. In the T20 World Cup which India won two years ago, Bumrah became the Player of the Series. This means that it is clear that without Bumrah, the Indian team is not able to win and as a result, even 250 runs are seen being chased.