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Gautam Gambhir unsure about how to manage Jasprit Bumrah’s workload management on ENG tour: ‘We haven’t taken the call…’

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Jun 06, 2025 06:08 AM IST Head coach Gambhir asserted that they will decide Bumrah’s participation in matches depending on how the series plays out. Gautam Gambhir remains uncertain about how to manage Jasprit Bumrah’s workload during the upcoming England tour, acknowledging that the premier pacer won’t feature in all five Tests. While hinting that Bumrah is likely to play three matches, Gambhir admitted that the specific Tests he’ll participate in are yet to be decided. During the squad announcement for the England tour, India’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar revealed that, based on feedback from the medical team, 31-year-old Jasprit Bumrah will not be available for all five Tests. Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian team in a couple of Test against Australia under Gautam Gambhir’s coaching.(AFP) Head coach Gambhir asserted that they will decide Bumrah’s participation in matches depending on how the series plays out. “We haven’t taken that call, which three games is he going to play,” Gambhir said during India’s pre-departure press conference in Mumbai. “We are going to have a discussion with him and depending on the series as well. A lot will depend on the results of the series, where the series is heading. That is something which I am sure he is very well aware of as well and that is important,” he added. Bumrah hurt his back after the playing all five Tests in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and was later missed out on Champions Trophy after failing to recover in time. The selectors and team management don’t want a similar situation to arise in future. Gautam Gambhir isn’t overly concerned about Bumrah missing a couple of the Tests, expressing confidence in the rest of his bowling unit to step up in his absence—just as they successfully did during the Champions Trophy. “I have said it before during the Champions Trophy [which Bumrah missed and India won] as well, it will give someone the opportunity to put his hand up and we have got enough talent there. I know that he is quality but we have got enough quality apart from him as well in the squad,” Gambhir said. ‘We’ve a great set of bowlers who can get the job done’: Gill Gill echoed similar sentiments, emphasising that India’s pace attack has enough depth and quality to not only cover for Bumrah’s absence but also to win Test matches from any position. “I think we have picked enough bowlers and we have enough pace battery and a lot of fast bowlers are in a great space to be able to win us Test matches from any situation or any position,” Gill said. “Obviously when you have someone like Jasprit Bumrah, depending on how many matches he would play, whenever he would come back and play the match for us, it would be a great sight for us. But I think we have a great mix of bowlers and a great set of bowlers who can get the job for the team done,” he added. News / Cricket News / Gautam Gambhir unsure about how to manage Jasprit Bumrah’s workload management on ENG tour: ‘We haven’t taken the call…’ See Less

India A and Australia A set to play two first-class matches ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News

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NEW DELHI: India A and Australia A teams are set to face off in two first-class matches in preparation for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first game will commence on October 31 in Mackay, followed by the second match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from November 7-10. Both contests will be four-day events.To further prepare for the series, the Indian senior team will play an intra-squad match against India A in Perth from November 15-17.This match will provide the Indian players with valuable match practice as they aim to secure their third consecutive series victory on Australian soil.The MCG last hosted an Australia A match in 2020, where they suffered a defeat against the England Lions in a day-night encounter.The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin with the first Test in Perth on November 22 and conclude with the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3-7. This series marks the first time in over three decades that the trophy will be contested over five Test matches. Australia have not emerged victorious in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2017, having lost the past four series by a margin of 2-1, including two defeats on home soil in 2018-19 and 2020-21.“Hosting those A matches at the upgraded Great Barrier Reef Arena and the MCG give these ‘A’ matches significant status and will provide great opportunities to players from both sides to put up their hand for selection,” said Peter Roach, Cricket Australia, Head of Cricket Operations and Scheduling.Australia A v India A seriesFirst first-class match: October 31-November 3: Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (10 am AEST)Second first-class match: November 7-10: MCG, Melbourne (10.30 am AEDT)India v India A intra-squad matchNovember 15-17: WACA Ground, PerthIndia’s tour of AustraliaFirst Test: November 22-26: Perth Stadium, Perth (Day match)Second Test: December 6-10: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (Day and Night match)Third Test: December 14-18: The Gabba, Brisbane (Day match)Fourth Test: December 26-30: MCG, Melbourne (Day match)Fifth Test: January 3-7: SCG, Sydney (Day match).(Inputs from ANI)