Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) New Delhi: The Indian rapid Jasprit Bumrah pitch revealed that he rejected the role of the captain of the test before the appointment of SHUBMAN GILL and quoted concerns about the workload management for the upcoming series of five matches of England from June 20 in Leeds. Although the vice -president and pioneer who replaced Rohit Sharma, who resigned in May, he decided to prefer his bowling duties over the guidance.The decision came after discussions with the Criket Council in India (BCCI) during the Indian Premier League regarding its availability for all test matches.“Before Rohit (Sharma) and Virat (Kohli) left – during the IPL I talked to BCCi that I was discussing the workload forward in five Western test series (and that) I talked to people who were managed. Bumrah said Sky Sports.
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Bumrah also explained his decision to withdraw from the assessment and emphasized team interests.“Bcci looked at me as a leading role, but I have to tell them no, because it’s not ideal when someone leads for 3 tests, then some others have to lead the rest of the tests, so it’s not fair for the team because I wanted to give the team first,” he said.
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The selection committee subsequently appointed SHUBMAN GILL as a new test captain and identified its first task of leadership in England.The decision is to maintain Bumrah, their primary pitch, in an optimal state for major matches in England and the World Championship in the 2025-27 test.The series of five matches will begin in Headingley in Leeds and mark the first Indian test in the World Championship in the New World Championship.
