Will Jasprit Bumrah play more than 3 tests in the England tour? Gautam Gambhir reveals after losing the first test at Headingley

Jasprit Bumrah picked five-wicket haul in the first innings of the first test at Headingley. 

Indian Cricket Team head coach Gautam Gambhir revealed the number of matches Jasprit Bumrah will play in the ongoing five-match test series against the England Cricket Team. He confirmed that the fast bowler won’t be playing more than three games as they need to manage the fast bowler’s workload. 

Jasprit Bumrah was the lone warrior for India with the ball in the first test against England at Headingley, Leeds. The pacer clearly lacked support, which was one of the factors behind the Shubman Gill-led side facing a five-wicket defeat in the opening encounter. 

Jasprit Bumrah picked a fifer in the first innings but went wicketless in the second innings, although he bowled tight lines and lengths. For India to make a comeback in the series, he will be extremely important as it will give the team a great chance to win. 

But due to the workload management, the pacer will be playing just two more games in the series, as it was decided earlier. But, after the loss in the first test, there were speculations that the pacer might play a few more games as he didn’t bowl much on day five of the opening game. 

So, before he came on this tour, it was already decided that he’s going to play three test matches – Gautam Gambhir on Jasprit Bumrah

However, India head coach Gautam Gambhir mentioned that Jasprit Bumrah won’t be playing more than three games in the series. He added that they haven’t decided upon which games he will play, adding that it’s important to maintain his workload. Speaking to reporters, he said: 

“I think for us to manage Bumrah’s workload is more important because there’s a lot of cricket going forward and we know what he brings to the table as well,” Gambhir said. “So before he came on this tour, it was already decided that he’s going to play three Test matches, but let’s see how his body turns up. But we haven’t decided which two other Test matches he’s going to play.”

Gautam Gambhir also expressed his confidence in the bowling lineup, saying that they have a good attack to win the game. He admitted that the pacers are inexperienced but they trust them to deliver. 

“We absolutely have the bowling attack. We believe in them. We trust in them. When we pick the squad, we pick the squad on trust, not on hope. Those are inexperienced bowlers, but they will keep getting better, and we saw in this Test match as well that, for the first four days, we were in a position, and even on day five, we were in a position where we would have won the Test match. So we believe and we trust that we can. These boys will deliver for us,” he concluded.

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