Ravi Shastri Urges India to Prioritise Jasprit Bumrah’s Fitness Ahead of 2027 ODI World Cup Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has strongly advised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to manage pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s workload with extreme caution, insisting the 32-year-old should be preserved primarily for Test cricket and used only sporadically in white-ball formats ahead of next year’s One-Day International World Cup. Shastri stressed that managing Bumrah's game time is paramount to safeguarding the fast bowler's long-term international career. Bumrah was recently recalled to India’s Test squad for their upcoming two-match series in New Zealand, but team management opted to rest him for the preceding white-ball leg, which includes five ODIs and five Twenty20 Internationals. The decision reflects ongoing caution from the medical team, who have increasingly sheltered the premier fast bowler from relentless multi-format schedules to avoid recurrence of...
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