India will be going into the must-win fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England at The Oval in London without pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who has been asked by the Indian cricket board's medical team not to play, keeping his workload in mind. He has taken 14 wickets in three matches so far in this series.
According to a report, despite India being down 1-2 in the five-match series, the team management and selectors have decided to go ahead with the original plan, as per which Bumrah will play only three of the five matches. Bumrah played in the first Test at Headingley, sat out in the second Test at Edgbaston, which India won, and played in the following two Tests at Lord's and last week at Old Trafford.
Thus, the BCCI Medical team has informed the Gujarat pacer that he should consider their suggestion as it is in line with safeguarding his back and keeping the long-term in mind, ESPNCricinfo reported on Tuesday.
