India, June 12 -- The Jasprit Bumrah conundrum, centered around his workload management, has India scouting for alternate pace options, and bowling coach Morne Morkel seems to have one in sight. With the high-stakes England Test series approaching, the former South Africa international believes his pick can deliver the "magical" balls needed to tip the scale in India's favour.

Head coach Gautam Gambhir had earlier backed Nitish Kumar Reddy for a Test call-up, especially after India's forgettable home series loss to New Zealand last November. Touted as the next Hardik Pandya, Reddy impressed with the bat in Australia, even slamming a century at the MCG. However, he bowled sparingly through the series - just 44 overs across nine innings fo...