Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Abhinav Mukund said that the selectors could face challenges with veteran pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the upcoming months. In the recent BCCI meeting with head coach Gautam Gambhir and captains Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, the huge number of recent injuries was reportedly a major talking point as well.
However, Jasprit Bumrah has dealt with injuries throughout his career, with the latest one sidelining him from the recent Test series against Sri Lanka as well. As a result, he has not played a red-ball match since the home Test series against South Africa in November last year as well. With India A scheduled to play three red-ball games from October 24 to November 10 ahead of the crucial Test series in New Zealand, Mukund feels Bumrah might be better off playing a couple of those games as well.
Talking about is, Mukund said on his Instagram handle: “Bumrah might be asked to play a couple of these four-day games or even the A game against New Zealand. However, we have to wait and see if he makes the ODI squad or if he goes straight to prepare for the New Zealand Tests. So it’s a tricky couple of months for the selectors.”
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“India have announced that they’ll play a lot more shadow tours before Test matches, which is a great idea to get acclimatised and get adequate rest. Another thing that came out of the BCCI meeting seems to be that both Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer have insisted that there should be an adequate gap between series. Maybe that’ll happen after the next IPL because for now, India’s calendar looks very tight, with a lot of games coming up,” he again shared.
Abhinav Mukund also believes veteran opener Rohit Sharma controls his destiny in international cricket after BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia dismissed all rumours about the batter’s place in the team as well.
“Devajit Saikia’s statement puts an end to almost all the rumors that have been spreading about whether Rohit Sharma will play the 2027 World Cup. Now, the ball is firmly in his court,” concluded Abhinav Mukund.
