Ind vs Eng 2nd Test: Shubman Gill breaks silence on Jasprit Bumrah's availability

Shubman Gill confirms Jasprit Bumrah's availability for the second Test against England at Edgbaston, pending a final decision on workload management and pitch review.

Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah

Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah

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Though it is not certain whether Team India premium  speedster Jasprit Bumrah will play in the second Test against England or not, captain Shubman Gill has confirmed about his availability for the important match at Edgbaston, beginning Wednesday.

However, the newly appointed captain made it clear that the final call on his participation will be taken later in the day once the team management has reviewed the 22 yards dished out for the contest.

"Jasprit Bumrah is definitely available. We just need to see how we manage his workload in the upcoming Test matches. We are trying to find the right combination where we can take 20 wickets and score runs as well on this kind of wicket. We will take a final look at the wicket today and then think about our final combination we want to go with tomorrow," said Gill.

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"We knew prior to the series that Jasprit Bumrah would be playing three Tests, so we had all the possible combinations we might go in with, looking at the wickets. You definitely miss your best bowler if he is not playing, but we had that kind of sorted before the series started," he added.

 

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