India, July 29 -- Despite being 1-2 down and the enticing prospect of levelling the series by winning the fifth and final Test at The Oval, knocking at the doors, the BCCI medical has reportedly taken the tough call of resting Jasprit Bumrah from the Oval Test. According to an ESPNCricinfo report, Bumrah, the World's No.1-ranked bowler, will not play in the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy to protect his back, keeping the long-term prospects in mind. A fit-again Akash Deep is set to replace Bumrah in India's XI.

Even before the start of the series, the Indian team management, led by head coach Gautam Gambhir and Bumrah himself, had announced that he would be available for only three of the five Tests as his body would not allo...