New Delhi, July 2 -- An Indian cricketer can't pick and choose just because of workload management, opined former pacer Irfan Pathan. His comments come after India rested Jasprit Bumrah in the second Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy citing workload management, which has raised eyebrows of several former cricketers.

Following the first Test in Leeds, the Indian team got a seven-day gap before the second Test at Edgbaston, which is believed to be enough for a fast bowler. Pathan felt Bumrah's on and off from the Indian playing XI is disturbing the stability of the bowling attack, especially.

"If you are selected in the Indian team, you cannot pick and choose (which match to play) to manage your workload," said Pathan on Sony ...