Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli
The last match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series between India and Australia will be played in Sydney from January 3. This match is going to be very important in terms of the final of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and World Test Championship. After this match, Team India will return home and host England in the limited overs series. Jasprit Bumrah, Team India’s most successful bowler on the Australia tour, may be rested in this series. This big decision can be taken considering Bumrah’s workload management. India will host England in a five-match T20 series and three-match ODI series from January 22 to February 12. The ODI series will conclude just seven days before the start of the Champions Trophy. In such a situation, Jasprit Bumrah can be given rest so that the veteran bowler can take the field with full strength before the Champions Trophy.
Will get rest before Champions Trophy
Jasprit Bumrah is leading India’s fast bowling attack in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series in Australia. In the absence of Mohammed Shami, this fast bowler has taken the responsibility of the inexperienced fast bowling line-up. Bumrah has performed brilliantly with the ball so far on the Australia tour. He is the only bowler in this series who has taken 30 wickets in his bag. There is no bowler around him either. In the Melbourne Test, Bumrah alone bowled more than 50 overs and dismissed 9 batsmen. However, despite this he could not lead his team to victory because the Indian batsmen once again performed disappointingly in the fourth innings.
Like the last 4 matches, Bumrah is expected to play an important role in the Sydney Test too. In the last Test match of the series, most of the burden of bowling will be on his shoulders. By the end of the Sydney Test, Bumrah will have played 10 Tests within four months. In such a situation, it is almost certain that Bumrah will be given rest against England.
England tour of India (22 January to 12 February, 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs)
Complete schedule of India vs England T20I series (5 T20Is)
- India vs England, 1st T20I: 22 January 2025, Kolkata (Eden Gardens)
- India vs England, 2nd T20I: 25 January 2025, Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium)
- India vs England, 3rd T20I: 28 January 2025, Rajkot (Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium)
- India vs England, 4th T20I: 31 January 2025, Pune (Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium)
- India vs England, 5th T20I: 02 February 2025, Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium)
Complete schedule of India vs England ODI series (3 ODIs)
- India vs England, 1st ODI: 06 February 2025, Nagpur (Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium)
- India vs England, 2nd ODI: 09 February 2025, Cuttack (Barabati Stadium)
- India vs England, 3rd ODI: 12 January 2025, Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium)
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