MI batting coach Pollard denies plans to rest Bumrah ahead of World Cup

Mumbai Indians have no plans to rest ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the T20 World Cup even though they are out of contention for the IPL 2024 playoffs said batting coach Kieron PollardMI defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets here on Monday after Suryakumar Yadav 102 not out struck his second IPL 2024 century to help his team chase down a target of 174 with 16 balls to spareThe win helped MI end their fourmatch losing streak and record only their fourth win in 12 matchesI certainly havent had any discussions about that Pollard told media after the game when asked if there are any plans to rest Bumrah from MIs remaining two matches keeping in mind the upcoming T20 World CupI dont think thats my role and function at this point in time But lets see what happens We are all here to play an entire IPL Sometimes when we think too far ahead of different things thinking about World Cups all these things could affect performances even from before the team was selectedFor us and in our camp the most important thing is finishing off the IPL and lets see what happens after that When he leaves the IPL and he goes into the Indian team I think thats where that concession will take placeMIs last IPL game is against Lucknow Super Giants at home on May 17 The T20 World Cup to be cohosted by USA and the West Indies will begin on June 1Pollard said as a batting coach the most difficult aspect of coaching an allround batter like Suryakumar is to curb his attacking instinctHes one who by nature instinctively is very aggressive He wants to take the bowlers on more often than not At times its just a matter of understanding the situation and respecting the new ball when its moving around Pollard saidIf the conditions are not suitable for a certain amount of shot making having that discipline in order to be there for a period of time and theyll get into your workI think that would be the hardest thing iquest to try to curb the attacking instinct But its not something you want to curb too much and get them in a defensive frame of mind because of the direction the sport is heading now in terms of the amount of runs being scoredAlso ReadRavi Shastri names two players essential to Indias T20 World Cup dreamsSRHs assistant coach Simon Helmot said Suryakumar played an exceptional innings to take the game away from his side and the world No 1 T20I batter will have a lot of influence in the T20 World CupOn some days you just have to take your hat off and say well played and well played to him Hes an exceptional cricketer and hes always going to demand a spot in the Indian team and Im sure hell have an influence in the World Cup he saidIts very difficult to bowl at Suryakumar and you guys have seen him close up for many years as I have Hes a very difficult batsman to match up with when hes in that sort of frame of mind that sort of moodHelmot said the conditions assisted swing bowling with the new ball in both the innings which forced the batters to adjust their gameTravis Head has been one of our best players this season at the top of the order But even he found it difficult at times to time the ball out in the middle on this particular track and that will happen at different times during the season he saidWith agency inputs