Deep Dasgupta slams Team India management for announcing Jasprit Bumrah's availability before the start of England series

Deep Dasgupta

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta believes the side should have avoided making the announcement of Jasprit Bumrah's availability to be limited to three Tests in the recent 2-2 drawn series in England. "India should not have announced prior to departing for the series that he [Bumrah] would be playing only three Test matches. You can always take a call on his availability as and when required, based on his physical situation and the prevailing scenario of the series. So, India could have avoided that [announcement]," Dasgupta said.

Though India's approach to managing Bumrah is modelled around giving him adequate rest and playing him in crucial matches, Dasgupta wondered if such selective management is right. "Keep him ready for the crucial ones, and make sure he's available for all games. Then, if there are injuries, if the body has taken a toll and he's not ready, that's a different issue altogether. But this availability for 50 per cent, 60 per cent, and all, that needs to be looked into," he added.

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