India, Aug. 30 -- Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan clarified his recent comments on Jasprit Bumrah, where he criticised the pacer for picking and choosing matches to manage his workload. He stressed that his intent was never to question Bumrah's attitude, but added that once a player is named in the XI, pulling him back is not something he supports. When Bumrah missed a couple of matches on the England tour, he faced the scrutiny of the cricket critics who slammed him for not playing the crucial matches, including the Oval match, which was also the series-decider.

Bumrah opened the series on a high, grabbing a five-wicket haul in the first innings at Headingley. But his effectiveness dipped in the second, where he went wicketless as...