US EditionIndia Rests Bumrah and Been Made to Bat First by England in 2nd Test at Edgbaston
- India rested Jasprit Bumrah and made three changes with Akash Deep, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar for the second Test at Edgbaston.
- Bumrah, recovering from a back injury, was planned to play only three of five Tests, leading to his rest in this match to manage workload.
- England won the first Test at Headingley despite India scoring over 800 runs with five centuries, and England elected to bowl first after winning the toss at Edgbaston.
- In the first Test, Bumrah took five wickets in the first innings conceding 83 runs at 3.6 runs per over, but went wicketless in the second innings as England’s openers put up a 188-run partnership.
- India aims to level the series at Edgbaston while managing player fitness, especially Bumrah's, and England’s unchanged lineup led by Chris Woakes prepares to maintain momentum.
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India rests Bumrah and been made to bat first by England in 2nd test at Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — India rested fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah amid three lineup changes against England on Wednesday in its bid to level the test series at Edgbaston.
Why is Jasprit Bumrah not playing second Test vs England at Edgbaston?
Ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the second Test against England at Edgbaston. Ahead of the five-match series, the Indian team management noted that Bumrah will only play three of the five Tests. As per the plan, he featured in the first game of the series at Headingley. Now, despite an eight-day gap between the first and second Test, the team management decided to give him a rest for the third Test at the iconic Lord’s. Akash …
India face ‘last-minute’ Bumrah call
India will make a “last-minute” decision on whether to risk the outstanding Jasprit Bumrah in successive Tests as they look to level their five-match series with England this week. Bumrah is the world’s top-ranked Test bowler and, ordinarily, his selection for a match starting at Birmingham’s Edgbaston ground on Wednesday, would be an obvious move following India’s five-wicket loss in the series opener at Headingley. Bumrah, however, is returnin…
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