Jasprit Bumrah has been rested by the Indian team management in the second Test match, former English player has expressed surprise at this.
In the second match of the India-England Test series, the Indian management has rested the team’s most popular fast bowler. This decision has been very unexpected. Apart from Indian fans, this decision has also surprised many veterans.
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The Indian team management has decided to keep Bumrah out citing workload management, but even after a gap of about a week between the first and second matches, the decision to keep the team’s key bowler out is surprising to many veterans.
Former England veteran Stuart Broad has given his reaction to this decision and called it surprising. He told Sky Sports, “A week’s rest is enough for a fast bowler.
Bumrah’s exclusion from the team surprises me, and he had already said before the series that he would play only three out of five Tests. You usually avoid saying such things. Bumrah is expected to play at Lord’s but will the team miss him now, this is the question.
Akash Deep replaces Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah created a stir in the host team by taking five wickets in the first innings of the first Test, and India scored 471 runs while batting first. However, the Indian team was not very successful in the second innings and England easily achieved the target due to Ben Duckett’s innings of 149 runs. Jasprit also performed well on the last day of that match, but he did not get enough support from the other end.
Akash Deep has been included in the playing XI in place of Jasprit Bumrah, while Mohammad Siraj is the second batsman with pace attack. They are handling the ends. In this match, India has made a great start by batting first. By the end of the first day’s play, India has scored 389 runs for the loss of five wickets, in which captain Shubman Gill is unbeaten with 158 runs, while Ravindra Jadeja is supporting him by scoring 73* runs.
