Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets in the first innings of the Leeds Test match.
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah performed brilliantly in the first innings of the first Test against England at Leeds, taking five wickets. His lethal bowling devastated the England batting. Jasprit is in the news after this performance, and his wife Sanjana Ganesan took a special interview from him, which included a special message from former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar and legendary batsman Cheteshwar Pujara.
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Appeal from Gavaskar and Pujara
Sanjana Ganesan, who is a famous sports presenter, gave the message of Gavaskar and Pujara to Jasprit in the interview. Both the legends wish that Jasprit plays all five Test matches on the England tour. Sanjana said, “There is a request from Gavaskar and Pujara that Jasprit, please, please, please, play all five Tests in England.” To this, instead of answering, Jasprit smiled and said, “We will talk about this some other day,” and then left. It will be interesting to see if Jasprit changes his mind or not.
Workload management and refusal of captaincy
Bumrah is believed to be able to play only three Tests in England due to workload management. Earlier, he had also turned down the offer to captain the Indian Test team due to workload. Bumrah played in all five Tests on the Australia tour, but suffered a back injury in the last Test, due to which he was away from the field for three months. Bumrah recently revealed that he had discussed his bowling management for the England series with the BCCI during IPL 2025. He made it clear that his priority is to focus on fitness and bowling, not captaincy.
Will Bumrah play all the Tests?
This performance of Bumrah is important for the Indian team, especially when Gill’s young team is starting a new era in the absence of veterans like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Will Bumrah decide to play all five Tests on the appeal of Gavaskar and Pujara, and will his bowling help India win the series?
