The indian Test team is going to tour england (IND vs ENG Tour) for a five-match series. For this, everyone is waiting for the announcement of the team. Along with this, the indian team is also going to get a new Test captain. For this, the names of many players are being discussed. ravi Shastri, who was the head coach of the indian cricket team, has put his point on this matter. Former indian cricketer ravi Shastri, while talking in ICC Review, said that I do not want jasprit bumrah to be made the captain of the Test team, because due to this you people will lose a bowler in them.
Who will be the captain for the england tour?
ravi Shastri, while talking to Sanjana Ganesan, said that the selectors should take a decision keeping in mind the future of india and should not put the burden of captaincy on indian team's pace master Jasprit Bumrah. The former coach of the indian cricket team further said that look, after the australia tour, I myself felt that Jasprit was the right choice. But I do not want bumrah to be made the captain, because by doing this you will lose him as a bowler.
Why is jasprit bumrah not a right option?
ravi Shastri said that 'Recently in the last match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which was played in Sydney, bumrah also had to suffer from back injury. After this, bumrah stayed away from the game for about three months from january 2025 to april 2025. Meanwhile, he could not play the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. In such a situation, Bumrah's body can play only one game at a time and he is just coming back from a serious injury.
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