Veteran India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has opined on his relationship with the new India captain, Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir. Speaking to Sky Sports in an interview, Bumrah shared that he had rejected BCCI’s offer to become the full-time Test captain of the Indian team as well.

“In my experience, you have to give freedom and you have to be there for the player. I am there for him whenever he needs me, in whatever capacity. I don’t want to jump in, and if I see something, I would give a quiet word. That’s how I have played cricket. I want the person to be free about how he wants to operate. He is young and energetic, he has his own thought process, and that is how it should be,” Jasprit Bumrah told Dinesh Karthik in a Sky Sports interview. “If he needs anything from me, I will always be there for him.”

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Bumrah also said that head coach Gautam Gambhir had a lot to figure out in India’s transition period in the Test team as well. Bumrah also said that the Indian side touring England is completely different, and the coaching staff will need to be calm and patient as well. Bumrah opened up on Gautam Gambhir’s style of coaching and stated that it was very individualistic as well.

“He is a person who is very individualistic. He will have one-on-one chats with the person where he feels that he is supposed to interfere. You know, when people are going in one direction and he has some thoughts about that. I think he is handling an interesting phase in Indian cricket. Two tours ago, our team was completely different, and right now it is heading towards a transition. They will now require a lot more patience and a lot more calm with the young players. He is very calm in his approach, and the players are nice and happy,” Jasprit Bumrah concluded.