Former India batter Abhinav Mukund believes the selectors could face challenges with veteran pacer 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. Bumrah has also dealt with injuries throughout his career, with the latest one sidelining him from the recent Test series in Sri Lanka.

Talking about this, 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 added.

Abhinav Mukund believes veteran India opener Rohit Sharma controls his destiny in international cricket after BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia dismissed rumours about his place in the side.

“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,” again said Mukund.