Jasprit Bumrah had talked about workload management in the 3rd Test itself, where he had to remain on the field without bowling most of the time.
Jasprit Bumrah in the pink ball Test did not bowl even a single over in the 2nd innings of the game. In total, the ace pacer bowled six overs at the Narendra Modi Stadium and didn't take any wickets.
It was seen that Bumrah had talked about workload management in the 3rd Test itself, where he had to remain on the field without bowling most of the time. So when Bumrah stated that he would not be available for the selection of the 4th Test due to personal reasons, BCCI made no changes to the squad.
"Jasprit Bumrah made a request to BCCI to be released from India's squad ahead of the fourth Test owing to personal reasons. Accordingly, the fast bowler has been released, and he will not be available for selection for the fourth Test," said BCCI in a release.
However, news is that the fast-bowler would also miss the ODI series against England that is to be played in a biosecure environment in Pune from March 23. He has also been rested for the upcoming T20 series against the same opposition.
India's pace attack options:
In Bumrah's absence, a list of bowlers will get an opportunity to make an impression ahead of this year's T20 World Cup. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is expected to lead the pace attack in the T20I series and will have the likes of T Natarajan, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini. It won't be surprising if the same set are named even for the ODI series too.
When it comes to spinners, Varun Chakravarthy's dream debut may hit a dead end yet again as he failed a mandatory fitness test at the National Cricket Stadium (NCA).
According to Cricbuzz, BCCI and team officials confirmed the development after Chakravarthy was put through the Yo-Yo test a few days ago but couldn't clock the required 17.1 mark.
The Tamil Nadu ace had earned his maiden call-up after impressing in IPL 2020 while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders but could not travel to Australia for the T20I series due to an injury.
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