The final test to be played among India and England for the Anderson Tendulkar trophy is set for 31st July. England lead by 2-1. The sources disclose that Bumrah may be rested.
Bumrah may not play the Oval test due to back issues. The no.1 bowler is also managing work load. Bumrah has already played three out of the 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 verified that all the quickies are match fit including Siraj, Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh. Mohammed Siraj has 139 overs in the four tests. Kotak answered the queries on Siraj’s workload management. He said ”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.
