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Which 3 Tests Will Bumrah Play Vs England? Shubman Gill Says: 'We Don't...'
Last Updated: Indian Test captain Shubman Gill stated that Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the upcoming Tendulkar-Anderson trophy will be decided match-by-match basis. Indian Test captain Shubman Gill has said the team doesn't want to pre-determine which of the five Tests Jasprit Bumrah would be able to play in the upcoming Tendulkar-Anderson trophy in England. Instead, he argued, the team would look at his workload on a match-to-match basis and decide accordingly. Before India left for England, chief selector Ajit Agarkar had announced that one of the reasons Gill got the Test captaincy over the more-established Bumrah because the latter won't play all five Tests due to fitness concerns. India are carrying a big group of pacers, including Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh, but none is as proven as Bumrah, making the latter's rotation crucial and decisive. 'Depending on how we go about matches, you know, there might be rain in one of the matches," Gill told Sky Sports ' Dinesh Karthik in an interview. 'So I think it's more based on match to match, and see how much workload there has been on him. And that's what you're trying to look at. You see how much workload he has had in this match. We don't want to have a predetermined set: 'Okay, these are the matches that he would want to play.' Because there are, there are so many factors that can go or not go in your favor, that can determine whether he is going to play the next match or not," he added. Bumrah picked up a back injury at the end of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. If he misses some games in England, the responsibility to lead the attack would come down to the next-in-line, Siraj. 'With Siraj, we made our test debut together," Gill said. 'We almost made our one-day debut together. He made one match prior to mine, and we played so many matches of India together. So, having that bond with him and knowing what he's capable of, and like I said, keeping a secure environment and making the player feel secure in his abilities and his capabilities, I feel, is one of the most important things that a leader has to do. And having these kinds of relationships, I think, helps a lot," he added. First Published: June 15, 2025, 14:56 IST
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2 days ago
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Gautam Gambhir Returns To India From England Due To Medical Emergency: Report
Last Updated: Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir has reportedly returned home from England days before the Tendulkar-Anderson trophy due to a family emergency. Indian men's head coach Gautam Gambhir has reportedly been forced to return to India from England due to a medical emergency just days before the start of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy on June 20. According to Sportstar, his mother, Seema, has suffered a cardiac arrest and is currently in Intensive Care. Gambhir reached England with the team on June 7. This is his fourth Test series as the head coach. He reportedly missed India's net session on June 12, too, and is no longer with the squad. The date of his possible return is currently uncertain, though some reports say he might come back by next week. Gambhir's return comes on the day of India's intra-squad game. The match, likely to be played between teams drawn from the senior and India 'A' squads, will be played behind closed doors in Leeds, i.e., it won't be broadcast or streamed, and a scorecard is unlikely to be available either. According to news agency PTI, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate will assume the charge for the match. Bowling coach Morne Morkel and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak will assist him. It's the last bit of red-ball preparation for several first-time members, who are coming straight from the IPL. The first Test will be played in Headingley from next Friday. Earlier, Gambhir gave a stirring motivational speech to his young team about moving on from the retirements of greats like Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, and previous captain Rohit Sharma. 'All I want to say is there are two ways of looking at this group. One is that we are without our three most experienced players, or we've got this phenomenal opportunity to do something special," Gambhir said in a video shared by the BCCI, which was shot before his departure. 'And when I look around this group, the hunger, the passion and the commitment to do something special… If we make sacrifices, if we come out of our comfort zones, if we start fighting, not every day, but every session, every hour and every ball, I think we can have a memorable tour. So make sure we start that today. Start enjoying playing for the country because there's no bigger honour," he added. First Published:
