Speed ​​of 150 KM/H but difficult to survive in Team India, what is India’s new pace plan, which will decide Bumrah’s successor?

Harare: When the pages of cricket are turned, we see how the Zimbabwe tour has proved to be a launching pad for Indian players. For many stars of Team India including Virat Kohli, Harbhajan Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul, Abhishek Sharma, the Zimbabwe tour has proved to be a great platform to start their international career. Now, in the three-match T20 series starting from July 23, some new pacers will have a golden opportunity to prove themselves as the successors of Jasprit Bumrah.

Not just speed, now we need reliable bowlers
These three players are none other than Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma and Yash Thakur, who have proven themselves in IPL and domestic cricket. These players, who are adept at throwing the ball at a speed of 150 km per hour, have traveled to the Indian squad through hard work. But if he wants to become the successor to Jasprit Bumrah, he will have to impress the selectors with every ball, every spell and every wicket on the Zimbabwe tour.

Big fitness challenge in front of Mayank Yadav
Mayank Yadav, who came into the news for his continuous speed of 150 km per hour in IPL 2024, is making a comeback in Team India after two years. The better the speed that Mayank has, the worse is his fitness. He keeps getting injured continuously. Due to injury, he proved to be a huge flop in IPL 2026 and then got injured. Pacers like Mayank prove to be the X factor of any team, but the question is whether he can remain fit continuously?

Ashok became the bowler who bowled the fastest ball in IPL 2026.

Ashok Sharma… not just speed, artist of skill
Ashok Sharma came into limelight after bowling the fastest ball of IPL 2026. This pacer from Rajasthan shook world cricket by bowling at a speed of 154.2 KMPH, but Ashok Sharma’s strength is not just speed but his ability to bowl deadly yorkers and excellent slower balls in the death overs. Gujarat Titans’ experienced all-rounder Jason Holder also praised Ashok’s talent.

Yash Thakur won trust through performance, not speed
The third and last bowler in this list is Yash Thakur, who has been selected because of his excellent performance in domestic cricket. He has been a part of India A continuously, apart from this, he caught the attention of the selectors by taking 18 wickets in seven matches in the last Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Yash knows the art of swinging the new ball both ways. He is a living example of the fact that in the Indian team, not just speed gun, but consistent performance also matters.