Overview

• Former India batter Manoj Tiwary said players known in advance to be unavailable for an entire five-Test series should not be picked, citing Jasprit Bumrah’s three-match plan in England.
• Ex-NCA coach and 1983 World Cup winner Balvinder Singh Sandhu publicly defended Bumrah, publishing figures that show the pacer averaged only 3.2 rest days for every playing day over the past seven years.
• Sandhu argued Bumrah’s short run-up and strength-based action increase physical stress, and he noted his published workload numbers exclude domestic matches and practice, likely understating the total load.
• BCCI and team management had confirmed before the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy that Bumrah would play only three of five Tests, a strategy adopted after he suffered a back spasm in Sydney earlier in the year.
• Bumrah has been named in India’s Asia Cup squad for September in the UAE, signaling a monitored return to T20Is as debates over selection policy and workload management continue.