Shastri wants India to reconsider resting Bumrah

New Delhi: Ravi Shastri, the former India head coach, believes the side might need to rethink their plan of resting Jasprit Bumrah if they go 2-0 behind to England in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series.

“If he was looking at a rest, you may have to think twice. If you don’t have him and then go 2-0 down it could be an uphill task,” said Shastri on Sky Sports.

As stated by head coach Gautam Gambhir, Bumrah will play only three of the five Tests against England in order to manage his workload. But with other seamers – Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna - registering combined figures of 9-482 in 92 overs – India might be tempted to play Bumrah in the second Test at Edgbaston, starting on July 2.

Shastri also thinks the manner in which India lost a Test they should have won will sting them very hard. “This will be a tough pill for India to swallow. You don’t get in positions like this very often and blow it from there. They had a chance to take England out of the contest and dictate terms.”

“They have to learn and they need more bottle from the tail, for them to be stubborn and put a price tag on their wicket. There is a big role for the coaching staff to take the positives. As a captain, Gill has done more than can be asked of him. He got a hundred in his first Test in charge and the dropped catches (and collapses) are not in his control,” he added. IANS

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