With India 1-0 down in the five-match series, Bumrah has been rested from the match at Edgbaston due to workload management issues, with Akash Deep taking his place in the playing eleven. At toss, captain Shubman Gill revealed the India management felt Lord\u2019s will offer Bumrah more familiar conditions to succeed, but Shastri was left unpleased.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"This is a very important match, they've had a week off. I'm little surprised Bumrah is not playing this game. It should be taken out of the player's hand. It should be the captain and the coaching staff that should decide who should be playing the 11. This is an important game in the context of the series, he should be playing this game more than anything else.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cLord\u2019s can come later. This is the important game where you got to counter punch almost straightaway. Play this one. Make it 1-1 and then give him the option: you want to rest at Lord\u2019s, rest at Lord\u2019s. You think he\u2019ll rest at Lord\u2019s? No chance if you win this. If you look at the run, India has had, this becomes a very, very important test match.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou've lost three against New Zealand, you've lost three against Australia. You've lost the first Test match here and you want to get back to winning ways. You have the best fast bowler in the side, in the world, and you make him sit out after seven days of rest, it's something very hard to believe,\" said Shastri on Sky Sports\u2019 broadcast. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
With Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy included in place of B Sai Sudharsan and Shardul Thakur, it does lengthen the India batting line-up. But without Bumrah, India do look a considerably different side at Edgbaston. Stuart Broad, the former England fast bowler, also expressed surprise over Bumrah\u2019s omission at Edgbaston.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou've lost three against New Zealand, you've lost three against Australia. You've lost the first Test match here and you want to get back to winning ways. You have the best fast bowler in the side, in the world, and you make him sit out after seven days of rest, it's something very hard to believe,\" said Shastri on Sky Sports\u2019 broadcast. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
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