India, July 1 -- Heading into the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, it was already decided that World No.1 bowler Jasprit Bumrah would be playing just three Tests in the five-match series against England. Ever since the 31-year-old went down in the Sydney Test against Australia due to a back spasm, the team management has been extra cautious in managing Bumrah's workload. India are 0-1 down in the series, and giving the speedster a rest in the upcoming Edgbaston Test would mean the visitors running the risk of going 0-2 down.

Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna both lacked bite in the series opener, hence Bumrah becomes all the more important. If the ace speedster does not feature in the upcoming contest, then either Akash Deep or Arshdeep Singh...