Former Team India strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai believes the injury-prone India speedster Jasprit Bumrah needs to be handled well, considering his fitness issues. His workload management plan has also been discussed in the ongoing England-India Test series, and he will play only three tests as well.

In an interview with the Indian Express ahead of the fourth Test at Manchester, Soham Desai said, “Bumrah is an asset and needs to be handled smartly. A small team needs to handle him, prepare him for surgical strikes a few times a year and be smart around him at other times. I have been with him since 2014, when he was on RTP from his ACL injury, from his Gujarat Ranji Trophy days.”

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“He is special, a gifted guy who has worked immensely to become one of a kind. To manage guys like him we need a cohesive, collective and collaborative approach with a long-term vision driving the decisions, and ideally with great consistency in personnel around him,” he further added.

Soham Desai also admitted speedster Mohammed Siraj was devastated and unmotivated after being dropped from the Indian white-ball side ahead of the 2025 Champions Trophy as well.

“Whether they are prepping for an ongoing series or they are in the loop to be featured in the upcoming one, they need to be on a plan to be fully ready. This happens round the year. Siraj had a tough start to the year. He was devastated and unmotivated. In these moments, the relationship built over the years comes into play,” Soham Desai concluded.