Bad news for Team India in middle of Oval Test, star player has been released from squad by BCCI

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Jasprit Bumrah has been released from Indian Test squad in the middle of 5th Test vs England. (Photo: IANS)
Team India are on the backfoot in the fifth and final Test against England at the Oval in London. Shubman Gill's side are already trailing 1-2 in the series and have been bowled out for just 224 after being sent into bat by stand-in England skipper Ollie Pope.
Now, there was some more bad news for the team as the BCCI announced that Jasprit Bumrah is being released from the squad. India's most experienced bowler Bumrah was not selected for the must-win match at the Oval due to his 'workload management' even with a helpful, green track on offer.
Bumrah will probably now leave the squad in the middle of the Test match after BCCI's announcement. 'Jasprit Bumrah has been released from India's squad for the fifth Test of the series against England,' BCCI announced in a release on Friday.
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Team India would have liked Jasprit Bumrah to at least play the role of a mentor to the other bowlers. In Bumrah's absence, England openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley have pulverized the other fast bowlers – racing to 109 for 1 in 16 overs at lunch on Day 2.
All Indian fast bowlers – Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna – leaked boundaries and failed to keep the England batters in check.
The 31-year-old Bumrah had bowled 119.4 overs across three games and took 14 wickets. Bumrah claimed two five-wicket hauls – at the Headingley in the first Test and at the Lord's in the third game. However at Manchester, Bumrah conceded more than 100 runs in a single innings for the first time in his career. Bumrah now has 219 wickets in 48 Tests. When will Jasprit Bumrah be in action again?
Team India's next big international assignment is going to be the Asia Cup 2025 tournament in the UAE next month. It will be interesting to see if the BCCI and the selectors decide to risk playing Bumrah in the Asia Cup after such a long England tour.
Bumrah last played T20 cricket for India back in the T20 World Cup 2024 which India won last year. The Asia Cup will conclude on September 29 and the first Test against the West Indies will start in Ahmedabad on October 2 followed by the second match in New Delhi from October 10-14 . Then in November there are two Tests against South Africa.
'It will be a tricky call but Bumrah loves Test cricket and there are World Test Championship points at stake. As far as T20 is concerned, he can play the series against New Zealand in January, which will be a dress rehearsal for the T20 World Cup,' a BCCI source was quoted as saying by PTI.
'If Bumrah plays Asia Cup and suppose India plays the final, no way can he play against West Indies at Ahmedabad. Obviously the question arises, do you need Bumrah against West Indies or he plays Asia Cup after a month's break and plays the two Tests against South Africa. That call, Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir will have to take,' the source added.