India, July 3 -- The decision to leave Jasprit Bumrah out of India's Playing XI for the second Test against England in Birmingham continues to draw flak, with no one copping it more than head coach Gautam Gambhir. Despite trailing 0-1 in the series and a week-long gap between the first and second Tests, Bumrah was rested, considering his workload management, a call that left many former cricketers baffled, including Ravi Shastri and Dale Steyn. However, the fact that it was pre-decided that Bumrah is going to play three Tests out of five is what divides opinion.

Gambhir was very vocal about it. He was adamant that the team's plan wouldn't change. And this stubbornness is what seems to have landed him in hot water. One school of thought s...