New Delhi, July 2 -- The omission of Jasprit Bumrah from the second Test against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in Birmingham on Wednesday left several individuals surprised. While experts questioned the decision to leave out Bumrah despite taking a five-wicket haul, India captain Shubman Gill called it a part of workload management on the pacer.

Bumrah was never in contention to play all the five Tests, more so after his injury in Australia earlier this year, which kept him out of action for almost three months. In fact, it was BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar who confirmed that Bumrah will be playing three Tests ahead of the tour.

Former England quick Stuart Broad was one among the surprised. But what baffled Broad was Bumra...