India, June 25 -- The glaring cracks in the Indian pace unit left the legendary Sunil Gavaskar making a request to Jasprit Bumrah to play all five Test matches against England in the ongoing tour. While the fast bowler maintained the mystery around the possibility, India head coach Gautam Gambhir issued a fresh verdict after the side suffered a five-wicket loss in the opening game in Leeds.

Gavaskar's words came amid Bumrah picking up a five-wicket haul in the first innings. He single-handedly dictated the terms for India and denied England a lead at home. But while he finished with five for 83 in India's first bowling innings, the rest of the fast bowlers - Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna - picked up the remaining fiv...