“Jasprit Bumrah Will not Be In a position To Take My Smash”: Saina Nehwal On Comparisons With Cricket

Younger Kolkata Knight Riders batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi not too long ago got here below scrutiny for mocking Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal in a now-deleted social media put up. Raghuvanshi’s assertion got here after Nehwal claimed that sports activities like badminton, tennis, basketball are bodily harder than cricketers, whereas additionally criticising the followers for all the time prioritising the gentleman’s sport over the opposite sports activities. Reacting to her feedback, Raghuvanshi had taken a jibe at Nehwal on social media platform.

In a put up on X, which has now been deleted, Raghuvanshi had written: “Let’s examine how she goes when Bumrah bowls 150k’s bumper at her head.”

In an oblique response to Raghuvanshi’s criticism of her, Nehwal has now claimed that star pacer Jasprit Bumrah will not be capable of deal with her smash.

“How will you grow to be Virat at that degree? How will you grow to be Rohit Sharma? So many gamers must grow to be like them. They cannot. Only some of them are like that. However I simply really feel that it is extra of a skill-based sport. And bowlers, I agree. I will not die there. Why would I face Jasprit Bumrah anyhow? If I had been enjoying for 8 years perhaps I might have answered Jasprit Bumrah,” Nehwal stated on Shubhankar Mishra‘s podcast.

“If Jasprit Bumrah performs badminton with me perhaps he will not be capable of take my smash. We should always not combat with ourselves in our personal nation for this stuff. That is what I need to say. Each sport is finest as an alternative. However I need to say give worth to different sports activities as nicely. In any other case, the place will we get sporting tradition from? And cricket, Bollywood will all the time be our focus,” the 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist added.

On India’s struggles to win medals at Olympics, Nehwal claimed that gamers from different sports activities do not the identical degree of amenities as cricketers.

In the meantime, Raghuvanshi made his IPL debut in 2024 and had a memorable outing with the bat. In 10 innings, he scored 163 runs at a strike fee of 155.24, serving to KKR finish their 10-year title drought.