Things changed after Jasprit Bumrah was out of the ball in the 2017 Champions Trophy final: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Fakhar Zaman from Pakistan returns to the gate after it was dealt, but then Jasprit Bumrah from India called a no-ball (File photo / Reuters)

Speaking of how India has lost some crucial matches in the ICC tournaments by the narrowest margins since 2013, Bhuvneshwar Kumar pointed to Jasprit Bumrah’s non-ball in the 2017 Champions Trophy final against Pakistan as the turning point of that match. On India’s defeat in the 2019 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, he said the match changed when India lost their first order in a heap.

“India lost 3-4 wickets in 15 minutes, which made the game one-sided. That was an unfortunate event. And if you look at the Champions Trophy final against Pakistan, the game changed after Jasprit Bumrah hasn’t played, ”he said in an ESPNCricinfo video interview earlier this week.

“It is not that we have had a unilateral loss or that we have fallen without a fight.” We have always lost due to an unfortunate event or incident, “said the bowler.

Bhuvneshwar said the national team has had a great record in these tournaments but has lost in crucial games due to bad luck.

“The last one we won was the Champions Trophy in 2013. And since then, there have only been 3-4 ICC tournaments and we’ve made it to the semifinals or final 2-3 times.” In the 2015 World Cup, we lost to Australia in the semifinal. And at the 2019 World Cup, it was bad luck. An early loss of three blue-chip hitters cost us the game. It rarely happens that in a match after firing the opposition for less than 250, they eliminate you, ”he said.