India, June 16 -- As if the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma weren't reasons already for England to breathe a sigh of relief, Ben Stokes and his team would be sleeping alright knowing that Jasprit Bumrah, India's premier pacer, would also play a limited role in the five-match Test series starting Friday. The concept of Bumrah's workload management is not new; it snowballed into this big concern when he missed almost a year's worth of action due to a stress fracture in his back, and more so just months ago, when his back flared up again in January this year. Bumrah broke down during the Sydney Test against Australia and had to be sidelined for three months, thus missing India's triumphant Champions Trophy campaign.

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