The former English cricket player Mark Butcher weighed on increasing speculation around the availability of Jasprit Bumrah for the second test in Edgbaston, urging India to prioritize the team’s needs on workload management strategies.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!India Trail 0-1 in the five-game series after England achieved a record prosecution of 371 points in fourth round in Headingley. Bumrah was exceptional in the first sleeves with 5/83 figures, but made a counter without a counter in the second while the Bazball juggernaut in England continued.
“Bumrah will be a huge subject of discussion as to whether it’s one of his three test games,” Butcher told Wisden. “I think it must be, it must be.
Survey
Should India prioritize the team’s needs on the management of the workload of Bumrah?
Captain Gill said the decision would depend on the pitch conditions, but confirmed that Bumrah was fully available for the selection. “We will take an appeal after looking at the surface,” said Gill.
If Bumrah is rested for the Edgbaston test, Mohammed Siraj should lead the rhythm attack, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna likely to support.Butcher added that India must focus on the series leveling now and think about the rotation of Bumrah later. “And who knows, he could cross it, agree and go well for Lord, and then you try your luck in the background,” he said.