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Bumrah Told to Play at Edgbaston: 'Take Rest Between 2nd And 3rd Tests'
Jun 26, 2025 03:43 pm
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Divya Delhi: In India's England tour, things are mixed. Five of their batters hit hundreds, and Bumrah took five wickets. Still, they lost the Leeds series opener. Despite great individual performances, they lost. There were many errors. On captaincy debut, Shubman Gill scored well but was criticized for his tactics. Eight catches were dropped due to fielding errors. Bumrah led the pace push but had little help. At roughly 45 overs in two innings, Bumrah was the second-most bowling Indian. The team's overreliance on him was again revealed. When India is losing 0-1 in the series, Ravichandran Ashwin doesn't want to rest his former teammate. In fact, the famed spinner dislikes too many changes. After a good Test, I won't make three team changes. Since we are 1-0 down, I would ask Jasprit Bumrah to play the second Test to even the series and then take a rest. He can rest during the long pause between the 3rd and 4th Tests. "I'll just add Kuldeep Yadav and leave it at that," Ashwin remarked on YouTube. Some former India cricketers have suggested dropping Shardul Thakur in favor of Nitish Reddy, who had a good Border-Gavaskar Trophy outing in Australia. Thakur had a forgettable innings and took two wickets on the final day.