Former England player David Gower advised Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah to look after himself and be at his best at all times when he plays as well. Bumrah has faced a horrific past with injuries, resulting in him playing in only three out of the five Tests in the recently concluded five-match Test series in England as part of workload management as well.

Gower said on the Free Press Journal YouTube channel, “Even if you are Jasprit Bumrah, keen to get out of there and play a part in your team doing well, you have to look after yourself, along with the management. Because people want to see Jasprit at his best. They don’t want to see Jasprit at 60-70% and bowling just on reputation without the physicality to back himself up.”

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“His bowling action for that page is completely unnatural. When you get to that part in your career where some of the parts in the engine needs replacing, then you’ve got to be much more careful about how you use your body. Give him time to recover. Someone has to be brave enough to manage them sensibly and not rush him back,” he further added.

David Gower also praised Indian captain Shubman Gill for his batting and leadership in the Test series against England as well. He led India for the first time in Tests, following Rohit Sharma’s Test retirement and finished the series with 754 runs at a remarkable average of 75.40, including four centuries as well.

“The runs were very important in those first couple of games. To win that Oval Test was a feather in the cap. Also, captains on flat pitches run out of options very quickly. So I would never criticize a captain when conditions are so favorable for batting. But at the end of the series, it was 2-2 with all the runs he scored, it was a very creditable performance by Gill,” David Gower concluded.