Despite taking 30 wickets, Bumrah will be out of this series, Rohit Sharma hinted

Indian speed star Jasprit Bumrah has bowled brilliantly in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He has taken 30 wickets at an average of 12.83. The rest of the bowlers have taken 36 wickets at an average of 41.33. The 31-year-old fast bowler has also taken 5 wickets in the Melbourne Test. Soon after India's loss, captain Rohit Sharma was asked if there was a risk of bowling more than Bumrah? Indian captain Rohit Sharma said, yes, it is so. Honestly, he has bowled a lot of overs. There is no doubt about it, but again we keep it in mind in every Test match we play. You know, how important is the workload of all the bowlers really. If someone is in such good form, you want to try and maintain that form as much as you can and take advantage of it. That's what we are trying to do with Bumrah.

He said, there comes a time when you have to back off a bit and give him extra rest too. So we have been very careful, I have been careful, talking to him about how he feels and other things like that. Yes, these things have to be managed carefully and I am trying to do that on the field.

53.2 overs that Bumrah bowled in Melbourne were the most he has bowled in a single test match. At the same time so far in the series, he has bowled 141.2 overs which separates him from Pat Cummins at 136.4, Mitchell Starc at 131.2, and Mohammed Siraj at 129.1.

Could India have posed more of a threat had they gone with another main bowling option instead of including all-rounders in the playing XI? "Look, Akashdeep (5/54) ​​and Mohammed Siraj (16/13) are the main pacers. It's just that they have been unfortunate that their names don't show up in the wickets column. Siraj in particular has been bowling his heart out. I don't think there's anything more he can do. There are some technical aspects of his game that he is working on. But apart from that, in terms of his effort, his attitude, and bowling long spells, he is always at the top. It's just that the wickets column doesn't show how well he has bowled," Rohit said. 

"Akash is also like that. He has bowled really well in both Brisbane and here. Unfortunately, he couldn't get wickets to his name. It's everybody's job to make sure whoever plays does their job for the team. It is not about one or two players."

The England team is coming to India in January 2025 to play a series of 5 T20 and 3 ODI matches. Since there is no major T20 tournament, India does not want to take any risk with Bumrah in view of the upcoming Champions Trophy. Captain Rohit Sharma has also indicated this. In such a situation, it is possible that he may not be a part of the Indian team for the 5 T20 series against England due to workload management. However, he is likely to play in the ODI series against England.