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Hindustan Times
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Jasprit Bumrah won't ‘jump in' to give suggestions to India Test captain Shubman Gill: ‘Want him to be free-thinking'
Jasprit Bumrah, easily the biggest match-winner in the current Indian Test side and by his own admission the first-choice for the captaincy if it weren't for workload management, said he wouldn't "jump in" to provide inputs to new India Test skipper Shubman Gill but will be there whenever he needs him. The five-match Test series against England, starting June 20 in Leeds, will mark the beginning of a new era in Indian cricket post the retirement of three stalwarts Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Gill, along with vice-captain Rishabh Pant, will be the flagbearers of the new-age Indian team. Among the experienced cricketers in the current squad, only Bumrah and KL Rahul have previously led India in a Test match. Bumrah was, in fact, the selectors' first choice to succeed Rohit, but he said he called the board to inform them about his workload management, which prevents him from taking full-time captaincy of the Test side. Bumrah led India in three Tests, all of them away from home. The first one was in England when Rohit was out due to Covid. India lost that Test. The next chapter in Bumrah's leadership came in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia earlier this year when Rohit missed the first Test due to the birth of his second child. Bumrah led India from the front to give the side a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. He was back as captain in the final Test in the Sydney Test, but unfortunately, could not take part in the second innings after a stress injury in the back ruled him out for a couple of months. That was the injury that forced Bumrah to give up his dream of becoming India's full-time Test captain. When asked by former teammate Dinesh Karthik about the role he would play to guide Gill against England, Bumrah said he believes in giving freedom to the leader. "In my experience, I feel that you have to give freedom and you have to be there for him. So I am there for him whenever he needs me in whatever capacity. I don't want to jump in, and if I see something, I can give a quiet word. But I want, that's how I have played cricket. I want a person to be free. I want the person to be free-thinking, and operate as he wants," He said on SKY Sports. Gill has led Gujarat Titans in two IPL season but is yet to lead in the longer format. He obviously has a thought process. He's young and energetic. So he wants that. And that is how it should be. So whenever he comes up to me, whenever he's had discussions with me, I'm always there for his support. And whatever he needs out of me, I'm more than happy to give it. Like Gill, head coach Gautam Gambhir will also be the focus, as he will have a new team. Bumrah said Gambhir is a man of few words and likes to speak to the players individually. "He's a person who's very individualistic. He'll not have big conversations. He'll not have a massive meeting. But he'll have one-on-one chats with people where he feels that he wants to (16:26) interfere or he feels that, you know, the people are going in this direction. And he has his two pieces of advice. So I think he's handling a different phase, an interesting phase in Indian cricket," Bumrah said. "Two tours ago, our team was completely different. Right now, it's heading towards a transition. So obviously, it's an interesting phase and you require a lot more patience and a lot of, you know, calm."
News18
11 hours ago
- Sport
- News18
Bumrah Promises Gill: 'There For Him Whenever He Needs Me In Whatever Capacity'
Last Updated: Jasprit Bumrah said he will support new Indian Test captain Shubman Gill on the England tour, with freedom and guidance. Jasprit Bumrah said he will assist newly appointed Indian Test captain Shubman Gill on the tour of England. In an interview with former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik for SKY Sports, Bumrah said that he wants Gill to forge his own path but will be ready to guide the youngster in the five-Test series. 'In my experience, I feel that you have to give freedom and you have to be there for him. So I am there for him whenever he needs me in whatever capacity. I don't want to jump in, and if I see something, I can give in a quiet word. But I want, that's how I have played cricket," Bumrah told Sky Sports. 'I want person to be free. I want the person to be free thinking how he wants to operate. He obviously has a thought process. He's young and energetic, so he wants that, and that is how it should be. So whenever he comes up to me, whenever he's had discussion with me, I'm always there for his support and whatever he needs out of me, I'm more than happy to help him," he added. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had named the young Gill as Rohit Sharma 's successor to lead the Indian Test side. Bumrah also revealed that his need to balance his workload led him to decline BCCI's wish for him to take up captaincy. 'Before Rohit and Virat retired during the IPL, I had spoken to the BCCI about my workload for a five-Test match series. I consulted the medical professionals managing my back and concluded that I needed to be smarter about my workload. So, I informed the BCCI that I did not want to be considered for a leadership role as I couldn't commit to all the matches in a five-Test series," Bumrah explained. For Gill, India's tour of England will be his first assignment as captain in the longest format. First Published: June 17, 2025, 18:06 IST
NDTV
11 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Jasprit Bumrah Breaks Silence On Not Becoming Captain For England Test Series: "BCCI Was..."
Jasprit Bumrah finally broke his silence on not becoming the Indian cricket team captain for the upcoming Test series against England. In a recent interview, Bumrah revealed that he was a captaincy choice for the BCCI selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar but the star fast bowler had to turn them down due to 'workload management'. As a result, Shubman Gill was handed the captaincy after the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant was appointed his deputy for the England series. In the interview with former India wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik on SKY Sports, Bumrah shared his conversation with the BCCI selectors regarding his workload and how hard it was for him to give up captaincy. "Before Rohit and Virat retired during the IPL, I had spoken to the BCCI about my workloads going forward in a five-test match series. I've spoken to the people who have managed my back. I've spoken to the surgeon as well, who's always spoken to me about how smart you have to be about the workloads. So I did speak to him, and then we came to the conclusion that I have to be a little smarter. So then I called the BCCI and said I don't want to be looked at in a leadership role because I won't be able to give all the Test matches in a five-test match series," Bumrah said. Bumrah has been struggling with injuries for quite some time and the BCCI made it clear that he will not be playing all the five Test matches in the upcoming series against England. "Yes, the BCCI was looking at me for leadership. But then I had to say, no, that it's not fair for the team as well, that, you know, a five-Test match series, three matches, somebody else is leading, two matches, somebody else is leading. It's not fair to the team. And I always wanted to put the team first," he added.
India.com
12 hours ago
- Sport
- India.com
'Yes, the BCCI was...': Jasprit Bumrah finally breaks silence on Not becoming India's Test captain for England series
'Yes, the BCCI was...': Jasprit Bumrah finally breaks silence on Not becoming India's Test captain for England series New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah has finally broken his silence on not being named captain of the Indian team for the upcoming Test series against England. In a recent interview, Bumrah revealed that he was the choice to captain the BCCI's selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar. But the fast bowler refused the captaincy due to 'workload management'. As a result, Shubman Gill was appointed as captain and Rishabh Pant as vice-captain after Rohit Sharma retired. Bumrah spoke to former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik on SKY Sports about what he discussed with the selectors over the workload and how difficult a decision it was for him to give up the captaincy. Big decision taken due to workload 'Even before the retirement of Rohit and Virat during the IPL, I had spoken to the BCCI about how my workload would be in the five-Test series. I spoke to the people involved in my back treatment. I also spoke to the surgeon, who always said you will have to show a little bit of sense in terms of workload. So we concluded this. I have to act wisely. After that, I called the BCCI and asked them not to see me in a leadership role as I would not be able to play all the matches in the five-Test series,' Bumrah said. He stepped down from the captaincy in the interest of the team Bumrah has been battling injuries for quite some time now and the BCCI had made it clear that he would not play all five Tests in the upcoming series against England. 'Yes, the BCCI was looking at me for the captaincy. But then I had to say it wouldn't even be right for the team to have someone else as captain for three matches in a five-Test series and someone else for the other two. It wouldn't be right for the team. And I have always put the team first,' he added.
NDTV
12 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Jasprit Bumrah Breaks Silence On Not Becoming Captain For England Test Series: "Had To Say..."
Jasprit Bumrah finally broke his silence on not becoming the Indian cricket team captain for the upcoming Test series against England. In a recent interview, Bumrah revealed that he was a captaincy choice for the BCCI selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar but the star fast bowler had to turn them down due to 'workload management'. As a result, Shubman Gill was handed the captaincy after the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant was appointed his deputy for the England series. In the interview with former India wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik on SKY Sports, Bumrah shared his conversation with the BCCI selectors regarding his workload and how hard it was for him to give up captaincy. "Before Rohit and Virat retired during the IPL, I had spoken to the BCCI about my workloads going forward in a five-test match series. I've spoken to the people who have managed my back. I've spoken to the surgeon as well, who's always spoken to me about how smart you have to be about the workloads. So I did speak to him, and then we came to the conclusion that I have to be a little smarter. So then I called the BCCI and said I don't want to be looked at in a leadership role because I won't be able to give all the Test matches in a five-test match series," Bumrah said. Bumrah has been struggling with injuries for quite some time and the BCCI made it clear that he will not be playing all the five Test matches in the upcoming series against England. "Yes, the BCCI was looking at me for leadership. But then I had to say, no, that it's not fair for the team as well, that, you know, a five-Test match series, three matches, somebody else is leading, two matches, somebody else is leading. It's not fair to the team. And I always wanted to put the team first," he added.
