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After the defeat of the first Test, Gautam Gambhir told that Jasprit Bumrah will play only three Tests on the tour of England. According to reports, they will not play the second Test. Bumrah took 5 wickets in the first match, while the rest of the bowlers failed completely.
Delhi: India lost by 5 wickets in the first Test against England. Along with the fielding of the team under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, bowling also looked very weak. Except Jasprit Bumrah, no Indian bowler put pressure on English batsmen in the first innings. In the second innings, even Bumrah himself could not take wickets.
Now that Team India’s eyes are on the second Test starting on July 2, before that the head coach Gautam Gambhir has given an important information about Bumrah.
Gautam Gambhir gave updates on Bumrah
After the first Test, coach Gautam Gambhir himself came to talk to the media. He made it clear that even though India has lost, the plan for Bumrah’s workload management has not been changed. Bumrah will play a total of three Tests on England tour. This means that now he will take the field in only two out of the remaining four matches.
Gautam Gambhir said in the press conference, “I think it is very important to manage Bumrah’s workload. A lot of cricket is to be done and he is very important for us. Before coming on this tour, it was decided that he will play three Tests. Now it has to be seen how his body responds. But we have not decided now, we have not decided which two Tests will be played.”
Will Bumrah not play the second Test?
However, Gambhir did not clearly explain which two Tests Bumrah will play, but according to media reports, Bumrah will be given the second Test rest. The second Test between India and England will be played from July 2 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. It is believed that Bumrah will play in the third and last Test.
In the first innings of the first Test, Bumrah kept India in the match with 5 wickets. However, the rest of the bowlers proved to be extremely weak. The famous Krishna scored a lot of runs in both innings. Siraj also could not leave the effect. Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja also did not get a demonstration as expected.
Now the thing to see will be that if Bumrah does not play another Test, then which bowler will be given a chance in the team. This decision will be very important for Team India.
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