- The decision, however, was not well received by Indian hitting legend Sunil Gavaskar. The little teacher was not happy with the fact that India decided to leave her ‘number one bowler’.
India made three changes to their game XI for the second Test against England in Chennai. Shahbaz Nadeem was eliminated and Axar Patel entered. However, there was another selection that might have surprised some fans and former cricketers. The team management let Jasprit Bumrah rest in the second test and Mohammed Siraj was chosen in his place.
The decision, however, was not well received by Indian hitting legend Sunil Gavaskar. The Little Master was not happy with the fact that India decided to leave her ‘number one bowler’.
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“Don’t put your number one bowler to rest in the name of workload management. Jasprit Bumrah is India’s number one bowler with the new ball, while Ravichandran Ashwin is the number one bowler. When you have lost the first game of such a crucial series, you cannot rest your number one pacemaker. I am puzzled by Bumrah’s snub as there is a seven day recovery time after the second Test Match, “Gavaskar said on Star Sports.
Former India starter Gautam Gambhir backed the decision made by team management while speaking during the pre-match show on Star Sports broadcaster.
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“I think it is a good decision to let him rest. He will be ready to participate in the pink ball test match. There is nothing for fast players here and he has thrown many overs in Australia and in the first test match. so I think it was a very good decision from a team management point of view. He would like to have Jasprit Bumrah for the crucial test matches, the pink ball and the fourth test, and there will hardly be a gap between the two. I think it’s the right decision, “Gambhir said on Star Sports’ Cricket Live show.
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