To manage the workload of Bumrah, it was decided that he will play only three Tests on the tour. With the pacer having already featured in Leeds and London, the ace pacer will play the fourth Test at Old Trafford.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Bumrah playing the fourth Test is good news. One good thing is that the itinerary is spaced out \u2014 especially when you\u2019re playing back-to-back Test matches. The gap between the third and fourth Test is enough for any player to recover. Jasprit Bumrah increases the strength of any team, especially the Indian team. Every time he has played in recent times, his overseas record in Tests has only gotten better. With his presence, I think the Indian team has got the ammunition needed to win and level the series. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Because the series is on the line, India needs to get back into it. If there is one bowler who can exploit any conditions, it\u2019s Bumrah. By all accounts, the series was much easier in the first three Test matches as far as batting was concerned. But the conditions are likely to be more bowler-friendly in this particular Test. That would mean that we may not have to bowl a lot of overs \u2014 and we can certainly help India dismiss the English batters quite cheaply,\" Bangar said on JioHotstar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
To manage the workload of Bumrah, it was decided that he will play only three Tests on the tour. With the pacer having already featured in Leeds and London, the ace pacer will play the fourth Test at Old Trafford.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Bumrah playing the fourth Test is good news. One good thing is that the itinerary is spaced out \u2014 especially when you\u2019re playing back-to-back Test matches. The gap between the third and fourth Test is enough for any player to recover. Jasprit Bumrah increases the strength of any team, especially the Indian team. Every time he has played in recent times, his overseas record in Tests has only gotten better. With his presence, I think the Indian team has got the ammunition needed to win and level the series. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Because the series is on the line, India needs to get back into it. If there is one bowler who can exploit any conditions, it\u2019s Bumrah. By all accounts, the series was much easier in the first three Test matches as far as batting was concerned. But the conditions are likely to be more bowler-friendly in this particular Test. That would mean that we may not have to bowl a lot of overs \u2014 and we can certainly help India dismiss the English batters quite cheaply,\" Bangar said on JioHotstar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After Arshdeep Singh, who has been ruled out of the Manchester Test, and Nitish Kumar Reddy, who was sidelined for the remainder of the series, pacer Akash Deep will also miss the fourth Test at Old Trafford due to a groin niggle, opening the door for uncapped Haryana seamer Anshul Kamboj to make his international debut. But, all eyes will be on whether Kamboj makes his debut or if Prasidh Krishna returns to the mix in Manchester. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Reflecting on Prasidh vs Kamboj selection dilemma, Bangar said, \"It is going to be a tough call for Shubman and Gautam Gambhir to pick between Prasidh and Anshul. That\u2019s probably the reason they\u2019ve delayed the decision right up to the start of the Test match. I believe Prasidh has done enough, and in the next Test match, you need a bowler who can extract bounce from that Manchester track. I feel Prasidh is slightly ahead of Anshul for this particular Test. He challenges the batters in a different way \u2014 and let\u2019s not forget, he has picked up important wickets as well. Yes, he has been expensive, but where there is pace, there is bounce \u2014 both in this Test match and the next. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"So it would be good if Prasidh plays back-to-back games. That will mean that, at the end of the series, there will be clarity on Prasidh Krishna \u2014 whether he can be a regular Test match bowler. But if you don\u2019t play him now and wait till the Oval, you can never really make up your mind about where he stands in terms of the team\u2019s plans. If he has the experience and has already been picked for a number of Test matches, it would suit the team\u2019s direction better to let him play both games \u2014 so that the team can draw inferences at the end of the series.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Apart from Bumrah's availability, the other good news for India was that vice-captain Rishabh Pant, who had suffered a finger injury at Lord's, came through a training session that lasted over two hours. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"So it would be good if Prasidh plays back-to-back games. That will mean that, at the end of the series, there will be clarity on Prasidh Krishna \u2014 whether he can be a regular Test match bowler. But if you don\u2019t play him now and wait till the Oval, you can never really make up your mind about where he stands in terms of the team\u2019s plans. If he has the experience and has already been picked for a number of Test matches, it would suit the team\u2019s direction better to let him play both games \u2014 so that the team can draw inferences at the end of the series.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"In fact, I\u2019ve seen many players perform better even when carrying a niggle, simply because their focus sharpens. As for wicketkeeping, it\u2019s a role that keeps you engaged throughout the match. And if Rishabh is ready to take it on, it suggests he has healed well \u2014 because the Indian team wouldn\u2019t risk playing someone who\u2019s not fit enough,\" said Bangar on Pant\u2019s return as wicketkeeper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n