Jasprit Bumrah absent from 3rd Test against New Zealand. Reasons revealed in the report

Indian cricket team fast bowler jasprit bumrah According to a report, he will not play in the third Test match against New Zealand starting Friday in Mumbai. indian express. With India already trailing 0-2 in the three-match Test series, the team management is considering “resting” Bumrah for the upcoming tour of Australia, the report said. The Indian cricketers are scheduled to fly to Australia for the five-match series on November 10 and Bumrah will join the team at that point. According to reports, he has already flown back to Ahmedabad. Without Bumrah, Mohamed Shirazi expected to play.

“He did not play in the Mumbai Test and flew back home. The Indian team management wanted him to take some time off to allow his body to recover. He will be part of the Indian team,” a source told The Indian Express.

Meanwhile, head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday refuted claims that the skill set of Indian batsmen against quality spin bowling has declined over the last few years, but said the slam-bang nature of T20 cricket has made players’ I felt like it had an impact on defense.

India once again proved lacking in power in the second Test in Pune, as they conceded 113 runs on a spin-prone pitch, ending their 12-year unbeaten run on home soil.

Asked if Indian batsmen’s spin negotiation skills are declining, Gambhir declared, “I don’t think so.”

“Sometimes you have to give it to the opposition. Mitchell Santner He was outstanding in the last game. But yes, we will continue to work hard and get better. The players are putting a lot of hard yards on net.

“Ultimately what matters in international cricket is the result, but I don’t think our skills against spin have really gone down. It’s probably about continuing to work hard and keep getting better,” Gambhir said in the final. He spoke on the eve of the war. test.

(With PTI input)