Five goals in the first shifts and rare without goal-Jasprit Bumra’s trip in the Headley Test was one of two halves. But for the Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir, however, the result in Leeds does not change its access to the workload of Pacer. Despite the loss of five goals in England in the first test of the series of five Gambhir matches during the press conference after the matches, he explained that the decision to play Bumrah in just three out of five tests will remain unchanged.
It surrounds Bumhrah’s fitness and management of his bowling workload through a long series. While the first test defeat raised valid questions about the depth of India Bowling, when Bumrah is not at best, Gambhir remained firm that one match result does not guarantee planning. The strategy concerns long -term preservation, not a short -term reaction.
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Bumrah led the Indian attack in the first shifts, took 5/83 and gave India firmly gripping the match. On the flat playground of the headingley, which turned into a dough paradise (produced up to seven centuries on both sides), Bumrah looked unusually in exchange in the fourth exchange. England, the persecution of 371, was rarely concerned. Bumrah ended without a goal, efficiently neutralized by English openers.
“No, our plans remain the same. Manageing the workload of bumra is essential because we have a lot of cricket. Before this tour began, it was decided to play three tests, but we decided which three.
Ben Duckett, who continued to win the players of the match for his knocking at 149, looked particularly comfortable against Bumrah, the swing and controlling the best Indian Pacer without much trouble. When Zak Crawley provided solid support during their 188-run stand, Indian bowling began to look toothless. The fields in the field, including dropped catches and missed half chances, just accumulate to pressure.
In the final shifts, five goals of India came across Shardul Thakur (2), Prazidh Krishna (2) and Ravindra Jadeja (1). Bumrah, often this time Bowler broke in cartilage.
Yet Gambhir insisted that the team would not change its attitude, and stressed that the protection of Bumhrah’s condition in a long test series is a priority for both the team and the players.
Indian captain Shaubman Gill also repeated this attitude in his presentation after the match. In an interview with Michael Atherton Gill, she said Bumrah’s availability would be evaluated on the basis of a match.
“It’s definitely a match decision.
India’s greater concern to the second test will ensure that the attack works as a unit, with Bumhrah or without Bumhrah at its absolute best. The result of the headingley clarified this: individual brilliance can win a session, but winning matches require collective performance.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
June 25, 2025
Tune
