Ajit Agarkar has confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah will not be able to participate in all five Tests of the upcoming England tour due to workload management.
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar has made a big revelation regarding the availability of excellent fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah in the Test series against England. Ajit Agarkar has confirmed that Jaspreet Bumrah will not be able to participate in all five Tests of the upcoming England tour due to workload management.
India has to play a 5-match Test series against England, which is starting from June 20. BCCI has announced the India team for the upcoming Test series against England today i.e. on 24 May. The captaincy of Team India in the upcoming Test series has been handed over to Shubman Gill. Jasprit Bumrah has also been included in this team.
Ajit Agarkar said, ‘I don’t think he will be available for five Tests. This has been told to us by the doctor and physio. We would also like to see whether he can play in three or four Tests or not. He is very important for us. If Jasprit Bumrah plays even three to four matches for Team India, he will prove to be very helpful for us.’
The good thing is that Jasprit Bumrah is fully fit at the moment: Ajit Agarkar
India’s chief selector further said, ‘We are happy that he is fully fit at this time. He was injured in Australia. He has started playing again. We know that he is currently playing T20 cricket. All the players are very happy with Jasprit Bumrah being in the team.’
Let us tell you that, on one hand, Shubman Gill has been appointed captain in the upcoming Test series against England. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant has been given the responsibility of vice-captain. Team India is fully prepared for the upcoming Test series against England, and they can be seen performing brilliantly in it.
Team India for the upcoming 5 match Test series against England:
Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akashdeep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav