Former Indian National Cricket Team opening batsman Akash Chopra He said that his pace was leading jasprit bumrah New Zealand should get an opportunity to decide if they need rest for the second Test against the National Cricket Team.
India and New Zealand will lock horns in the second Test of the three-match series series at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Wednesday, October 23.
Gautam Gambhir says workload management depends on the outcome of the matches
The head coach of India speaking at the pre-match press conference Gautam Gambhir indirectly confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah will feature in the second Test against the Kiwis.
He then said that they will be watching the other pacers along with Jasprit Bumrah after the match in Pune to see where they are at the moment.
Gambhir, meanwhile, was as open as ever as he claimed that the Pune Test result will affect his workload management and hinted that they will try to continue with the same pacers if the result doesn’t go their way. for their benefit.
Jasprit Bumrah has played all three home Test matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand so far and after the conclusion of the ongoing series, he will travel to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and the team management expected him to play all five. matches.
I think the choice should be left to him – Aakash Chopra
In a recent interaction with India Today as an expert on JioCinema, Aakash Chopra said that Jasprit Bumrah should play the second Test if he is fit and there is no point in resting him. According to Aakash Chopra, the Indian team management should leave it to Jasprit Bumrah to decide whether to play or not.
“There’s still plenty of time before the Australia Test. This Test (against New Zealand) ends on November 5 and they’ll play 4 T20Is where he won’t be playing. It’s not like we’re playing Tests every week. I think if he’s feeling 100% and wants to play, it doesn’t make sense to tell him not to do it because of certain injury management protocols,” said Aakash Chopra.
“All said and done, since we’ve seen this issue of workload management come up, it’s not like bowlers don’t get injured more often … so I’d leave it to Bumrah. If it was anybody else, it would be somebody else. Bumrah, it’s got to be left to him.” , – added Aakash Chopra.
This Indian team has followed a philosophy that… – Aakash Chopra
Another big headache for India going into the second Test would be picking a batter Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul. Notably, Sarfaraz Khan played an amazing innings of 150 runs in the Bengaluru Test, while KL Rahul was completely absent. When Shubman Gill returns to the Pune Test, only one between Sarfaraz and Rahul can be in the match.
In a video shared on the official YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra discussed this issue and said:
“This Indian team has followed the philosophy that if the first-choice player is fit and available, he will come back and whoever played in his place will be out. Secondly, when there was a question about who would go No before the first Test. 3, captain and coach at six Rahul said they felt very comfortable playing and didn’t want to move him.
“Seems they thought it was temporary. Now Sarfaraz has scored a century and Rahul has failed in two innings, a big question arises. I was seeing KL Rahul’s numbers. The numbers are not that good. An average of 33 in 53 matches is not great.”
