Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj said that if he had to play the sixth Test in England, he would play with the same enthusiasm, as played in the fifth Test. He took 5 wickets in the second innings and 4 wickets in the first innings, for which he was chosen as Player of the Match. Siraj also told that Jasprit Bumrah was not playing in the fifth Test, when he was a senior, what he had said to other players.

Mohammad Siraj was the highest wicket-taking bowler in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. He also took 5 wickets in the second Test. India won 2 Tests on this series in which Jaspreet did not play Bumrah. Let us know that even before leaving for the series, everyone knew that Bumrah would play only 3 Tests in this series due to workload management. He played first, third and fourth Tests.

In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj performed brilliantly in the remaining 2 Tests in England. There was a debate on social media on this, many people started saying that when Siraj can play in the whole series, why not Bumrah.

What did Mohammad Siraj say about Jaspreet Bumrah?

In an interview to Revspports, Mohammad Siraj said, “My performance becomes good when I get responsibility. The responsibility increases my confidence. People in Edgbaston were speaking about me, I do not pay attention to the words of more people because I know what I am doing and how much struggle I have reached here. Jassi Bhai’s bowling is different from me. Did not play. “

Siraj further said, “When Jaspreet was not Bumrah, I went to all the players and told my bowling unit that we can do. We have done before, so we can still do it. I was trying to convince everyone.”

Can do anything for Test cricket

When Mohammad Siraj was asked in this interview, if he had to bowl for an hour more, would he could do it at the same pace. To this, Siraj said, “With great comfort, if there was another test after this, neither I would play and bowl.”

Jasprit Bumrah is the world’s number-1 Test bowler, but has been consistently struggling with injuries. Since playing only 3 Tests on the England tour, critics have surrounded him. There has been discussion on the commentary box to social media about the workload management of Bumrah. Amidst continuous criticisms, former Chief Selector of the Indian cricket team Chetan Sharma has supported Bumrah. Chetan Sharma clearly says that the players should take a decision on playing or not only after taking the advice of the physio.

Jaspreet Bumrah gets support

Chetan Sharma himself has been a fast bowler. He said, “If the medical team advises, and the doctor says that I have to take antibiotics medicine, then I have to do it. Similarly, if the physio is saying that the workload needs to be managed properly, then we should listen to them because physio can better assess fitness.”

Chetan Sharma represented India for almost a decade in international cricket. He scored 396 runs in 23 Tests for India and took 61 wickets. In ODI cricket, he took 456 runs and 67 wickets in 65 matches.

Big statement on Asia Cup

Team India has not yet been announced for the Asia Cup. On this, Chetan Sharma said, “I will say that whatever will be selected will be in the interest of the country. We are playing very good cricket at this time, I am proud to see Team India’s performance in England. I hope that India will win the Asia Cup title and the T20 World Cup will also be in India shortly after that.”

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Akash Chopra, former cricketer and currently seen in the role of commentator, believes that Jasprit Bumrah will not play more Test matches in future. However, he also warned all the stake holders of Indian cricket to force Bumrah to retire prematurely. Fast bowler Bumrah played only 3 matches in the 5 -match Test series against England, as he had decided before going on a tour. He had to suffer a lot of criticism about this.

Even before going on England tour, everyone knew about Jasprit Bumrah that he would play only 3 matches due to workload, although after losing the first Test, it was believed that he could play more matches but it did not happen. He played the third and the fourth Test after that, he did not play in the 5th Test. Akash Chopra defended Bumrah’s workload management and said that this bowler needs to be handled properly.

Jaspreet Bumrah is ‘Kohinoor Heera’

He said on his YouTube channel, “There is no bowler like Bumrah. Do not force him to retire quickly as he is 24 carat pure gold. He is a Kohinoor diamond. The more he plays, the better it will be. I don’t think he will play more Test cricket, but as long as he plays, I should say that he should say that he should stay.”

He further said, “To be honest, I don’t think he will play all Tests. He will choose a few matches. Whether it is right or wrong, it is not a matter of moral debate. If you have a player of that level available, then whenever you get a chance, feed.”

Akash Chopra believes that it is necessary to rotate the bowlers in the 3-4 match Test series. He said that if he had been a batsman and would have asked to play less matches, the problem would have happened

Will Jasprit Bumrah play in Asia Cup?

According to the report of the Indian Express, Jaspreet Bumrah has informed the selectors that he is available for the Asia Cup. If this is the case then it is confirmed to be selected in the Asia Cup team. There will be a meeting to choose the Asia Cup on August 19, after which the team will be announced.

Jasprit bumrah workload management: The five -Test series of India and England started on June 20. In the first Test match, Team India lost by 5 wickets, now the second Test will be played in Birmingham from July 2. Even before the start of this series, Jaspreet Bumrah has increased the tension of Team India. Actually it was already decided that Jasprit Bumrah would not play all Test matches against England. Now the head of the Indian team, Koch Gautam Gambhir has given a big statement on Bumrah’s playing.

In the press conference after the first Test match, Gautam Gambhir was asked when Jasprit Bumrah would play in the remaining 4 matches and when not. Responding to this, Gautam Gambhir said, “It is very important for us to manage his workload, because we have to play a lot of cricket and we know what Bumrah’s importance is in the team.”

It was already decided …

Gautam Gambhir said, “It was already decided that only 3 Test matches of the Bumrah series would play. It has to be seen whether his body feels fit or not. We have not yet decided which 2 Tests he will play in.”

Let us tell you that Jasprit Bumrah bowled 43.4 overs by mixing both innings in the first Test match. In the entire match, he took a total of 5 wickets and apart from this, he also made many chances of the wicket.

India-England Test Series Schedule

The second match of the Indo-England Test series will be played in Birmingham from July 2. The third Test will be played from July 10 and the fourth match will be played in Manchester from 23 July. The last match of the series will be played from 31 July at the Kennington Oval ground.

• Second Test: 2-6 July (Birmingham)
• Third Test: 10-14 July (Lords)
• Fourth Test: 23-27 July (Manchester)
• Fifth Test: 31 July-4 August (London/Kennington Oval)

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