Overview
- Ravi Shastri questioned the judgment of India’s decision-makers on Jasprit Bumrah’s utilisation, saying “Bumrah ko lene ke liye bhi akal hona chahiye,” in comments seen as a dig at Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir.
- Selectors rested Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj for the South Africa ODIs, opting for a younger pace group of Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna.
- India’s attack has been under pressure in the series, conceding nearly 700 runs across the first two games, with the three-match contest level at 1-1.
- Team management had pre-planned a limited Test workload for Bumrah earlier this year, restricting him to three Tests against England after back spasms followed his five-Test tour of Australia.
- Bumrah has been named for India’s five-match T20I series against South Africa starting December 9, with the opener scheduled in Cuttack.