India’s pace ace Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the lone Test against Afghanistan (at New Chandigarh from June 6), and also from the three-ODI series against the same opposition, beginning on June 13 at Dharamsala, and his childhood coach Kishore Trivedi has backed the Ajit Agarkar-led national selection committee’s decision to give the hardworking pacer a break.

“Rest is absolutely necessary for Jasprit as his form has also not been the greatest across the last few days. This break was a must for him,” Trivedi told mid-day over the phone from Ahmedabad on Tuesday.