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India Weigh Playing Jasprit Bumrah for Must-Win Fourth Test

Expert voices from David Lloyd to Deep Dasgupta urge coach Gautam Gambhir to override a pre-set rotation plan ahead of the Old Trafford Test

India's Jasprit Bumrah looks on during the third day of the third cricket test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground
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Overview

  • Jasprit Bumrah tops the Test bowling rankings with 217 wickets at a 19.48 average and set the World Test Championship record with his 15th five-wicket haul at Lord’s.
  • Team management imposed a three-Test limit to protect Bumrah’s recovery after a back stress injury, resting him for Edgbaston and reserving his spot for either Manchester or The Oval.
  • India slipped to a 1-2 deficit after a 22-run loss at Lord’s, intensifying calls to deploy their premier pacer in the series-turning fourth Test.
  • Former players Deep Dasgupta and David Lloyd have urged India to break the rotation for the Old Trafford match, while Dilip Vengsarkar criticized Bumrah’s selective availability.
  • With two matches remaining and India needing a win to stay in contention, coach Gambhir must choose between sticking to workload management or fielding his top bowler.