Jasprit Bumrah, Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar wants Jasprit Bumrah to take over India’s captaincy from Rohit Sharma when the time comes. He said that Bumrah has the qualities of a captain and he doesn’t make his teammates feel too ‘pressurised’.
Jasprit Bumrah suffered back spasms during Infdia's 5th Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. According to several reports, Bumrah will be rested for the ODI series against England, so that he has time to become fit for the Champions Trophy 2025.
India star bowler and new captain Jasprit Burmrah has been taken to a hospital for scans on an unspecified injury during the second day of the fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
World Cup winner with India Balwinder Sandhu does not believe in the concept of workload management for bowlers.
India's squad for the ICC Champions Trophy should be announced before the January 12 deadline. Jasprit Bumrah should make it to the squad despite injury concerns while the likes of Mohammed Shami should also return to the side.
Legend Sunil Gavaskar has backed star bowler Jasprit Bumrah as a future captain of the Indian Test team. This comes after Bumrah's phenomenal showing in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, where he took 32 wickets from five matches and was declared Player of the Series.
The India pacer has already consulted New Zealand-based orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Rowan Schouten, who operated his back in 2023.
During India's 2024-25 tour of Australia, R Ashwin announced his sudden retirement from international cricket. He called time on his career after the third Test.
Delano Potgieter played a crucial 25-run cameo with the bat before picking a five-wicket haul in the second innings for MI Cape Town in the team's big win over defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the opening match of SA20 2025.
Virat Kohli unsuccessfully did everything in his power to recapture his previous glory in the loss to Australia and it leaves him and India needing answers to some tough questions.
Rohit Sharma, India's official captain in Tests and ODIs, decided to step down for the fifth and final Test of the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney.