“Gautam Gambhir, Ajit Agarkar Should Have ‘Robust Chat’ With Jasprit Bumrah”: Ex-South Africa Star’s Massive Recommendation | Cricket Information

Jasprit Bumrah’s participation within the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 continues to be not a assure, with India’s tempo spearhead nonetheless serving his five-week relaxation tenure as he makes an attempt to get well from a again concern. Bumrah suffered the harm within the last Check of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. In gentle of the state of affairs, former South African pacer Vernon Philander has suggested that it might be wiser to handle Bumrah’s workload and never make him play all of India’s video games, notably in “much less vital matches”.

Philander emphasised that the workforce administration, presently headed by chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir, could must have a troublesome chat with Bumrah on resting him for some video games.

“I believe it is extra about how the Indian administration manages him. They need to handle his workload in between tournaments,” Philander stated in a media interplay throughout the SA20 event.

“I might say, you maybe wish to have a look at taking part in him in all the principle options, and provides different bowlers a possibility in much less vital matches,” he added.

Bumrah will likely be absent from India’s squad for the three-match ODI collection towards England, with Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana chosen because the pacers.

Philander additionally stretched his focus to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the way Bumrah could be made out there for such a event.

“With IPL arising, you need a participant like him to be out there for many video games however how do you handle him all through the IPL season?”

“It is such a troublesome chat to have, as a result of as a bowler, you wish to go on the market, you understand, there’s information to be damaged, so that you wish to maintain taking part in,” Philander stated, on the subject of asking Bumrah to be rested.

India kickstart their Champions Trophy marketing campaign on February 20, in lower than two weeks’ time.