Bumrah rested as England opt to bowl first
Birmingham, July 2 -- Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the second Test against England as India look to manage his workload ahead of the Lord's encounter, skipper Shubman Gill confirmed at the toss here today.
India, trailing 0-1 in the five-match series, made three changes to the XI, bringing in Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, and Akash Deep.
"We got a good break and this is an important match, but we feel the third Test at Lord's will offer more for Bumrah. So we're saving him for that," Gill explained. "We were also tempted to play Kuldeep Yadav, but considering our lower-order struggles last match, we opted for extra batting depth."
Earlier, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to field, citing favour...
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