The 5th and final test match between India and England for the Anderson Tendulkar trophy begins on 31st July, and India is trailing 1-2 in the series. Reports suggest that Jasprit Bumrah is likely not to be included in the playing 11 at the Oval Test.
Jasprit Bumrah is currently the world’s number one bowler in test match cricket and will mostly not play the crucial final Oval Test against England due to workload management and lower back issues. Bumrah has already played three out of he four test matches of the series, and he had made it clear before the series that he will be available for only three test matches.
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Batting Coach Kotak Says Bumrah May Play The Final Test
Just days before the final Oval Test match began, batting coach Kotak said that Jasprit Bumrah is fit and available for the final test. He was quoted as saying, “Bumrah is fit now, according to his load. He has bowled one inning in the last match. So, obviously, the head coach, our physio, and captain will have a discussion and decide. There has been no discussion.”
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Coach Gautam Gambhir Confirms Fitness Of All Pacers.
Gambhir has confirmed that all the pacers, including Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh. Mohammed Siraj has played all four test matches and bowled 139 overs in this series, which is the highest by any Indian pacer in the series till now. Kotak was asked how Siraj is managing his workload. Kotak explained, ”So, I don’t know what you guys think about the actual workload. So, if i tell you quickly, before the test series, if a bowler puts in certain amount of overs per week, that if he’s preparing for T20 and putting in 20 overs, 25 overs, 6 overs every day, or putting in 6 overs for 5 days, that is good enough workload for T20,” He also added that they have a GPS that shows the record of the amount of overs a bowler has bowled in a week and they track the record of last four to five weeks of every bowler and notice if there is any spike in it.
