After ensuring a historic draw in the fourth test against England in Old Trafford, Manchester, India, it will go to the fifth test with the possibility to balance the 2-2 series. Indian doughs faced the task uphill to detonate all day 5 to avoid the defeat of the series. KL RAHUL (90), SHUBMAN GILL (103), Washington Sundar (101*) and Ravindra Jadeja (107*) were until they fought hard to save the test match.
After developing Hercules’ efforts in Manchester, India now has a golden chance to return home undefeated from England by winning the last test. To do this, they will desperately require the services of their pace Spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who did not have an unforgettable game in Manchester.
Before the series head coach Gautam Gambhir said that Bumrah was to play only three matches of rubber. Now that these three games have ended, should India push Bumrah to another test in the oval, due to its long history of injury?
After the first test, Gambhir repeated his plans with Bumrah and said that his workload had to be managed with a lot of cricket to be played in the coming months.
Dilema Bumhrah: Rest, Risk or Reward?
“We don’t change it. It is more important for us to manage his workload. There is a lot of cricket in the future,” Gambhir said after the first test in Headley in Leeds.
But with India in the desperate need for his services to save the series, the question remains whether it would be right to push Bumhrah. Speedster tried to find the right line and length in the fourth test when he registered his worst characters in one shift and for the first time in his career he escaped for the first time over 100 runs.
In one stage Bumrah also looked concerned with injury As you could see how he moved around and felt for his ankle. Gambhir, however, ruled out any concerns about injuries and said that all fast -manders are appropriate before the last test.
In the series Bumrah, he scalp 14 goals out of five shifts on average 26 with two five goals to his name. In addition to the fourth test, Bumrah looked at his best dominant in Leeds and Manchester.
Given that there is only a three -day gap between the fourth and fifth test, but the Indian pitchers got the rest over the last two days in Manchester, which could work well in favor of Bumrah in the field in an oval. The former Indian cricket, Sunil Gavascar, also feels that the rest of the last two days in Manchester could prove to be just enough for Bumhrah and Siraj.
“I think for Bumrah and Siraj, these two days of rest, I do not think they would even change from their track suits, because they are only four goals, which means they had enough rest. They would also have a massage yesterday.
Oval is waiting: Final Test, Final Gamble
Former England Fast Bowler Stuart Broad also suggested that the playground in the oval will be best suited to Bumhrah, and therefore its presence in the XI game for Indian return.
“In the oval, this bowling attack must change. SHUBMAN GILL has to sit down with Bumrah and go,” How do you feel? The oval playground suits you more than Old Trafford. Play a test cricket.
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir said there was no discussion on the availability of Burah for the last test.
“There was no discussion about anyone, and no decision was decided whether Jasprit Bumrah would play in the last test match or not. In the end, whoever plays or not, he tries to work for the country,” Gambhir said at a press conference after the match.
In Manchester, Bumrah bowed to the second highest number of exceeding the exceeded in the shifts (33) And he only chose two goals and gave 112 runs. The largest Bumhrah bowed in the test series since his back injury was 2024-25 (151.2 overs) during the stress trophy.
Excessive workload had the main effect on Speedster when he injured his back in the last test and could not even mix in the second shift. In the ongoing Bumrah series, 119.4 exceeded and most likely exceeds its excessive Talas from the BGT if it plays in the last test.
Therefore, India could risk again that Bumhrah hurts again If he pushes him for the fourth test. After his appointment, the head coach Gambhir said that it is the responsibility to keep Bumhrah fresh for important games. After the England series, India plays two tests against Western India and South Africa in October-List November, where Bumrah can be rested at least against Western India.
As a result, there are enough gaps between this series and another for Bumrah, which further strengthens his case for playing in the oval. Whether India takes this gambling, it is necessary to see, but if India has ever needed Bumhra’s championship, it is now with a gold chance to save the series and crush England for victory in their home conditions.
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Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
28th July 2025
Tune
