Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has confirmed that star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will feature in the upcoming fourth Test against England at Old Trafford, Manchester. This confirmation comes despite speculation that Bumrah might be rested as part of a workload-management strategy. Bumrah featured in the first and third Tests at Headingley and Lord's, respectively, but sat out the second Test at Edgbaston.
"Jassi (Bumrah) bhai will play that’s what is known for now. But as combination is changing day by day. So our only plan is that as much as possible, considering England’s batting attack, we bowl in good areas and hit there. Because they batted with a lot of patience. Because in the last match, if you see, they batted with a lot of patience. So this is our only plan—bowl in good areas. Whatever they do, that’s theirs. But our only plan is to bowl in good areas." said Siraj while speaking to reporters.
As of now, England are leading the series 2-1 after beating India in the first and third Tests. Meanwhile, India have been hit by injuries to their crucial players Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh and Akash Deep. Reddy has been ruled out of the series, while Arshdeep Singh will miss the fourth match. Siraj also provided an update on Akash Deep saying he has some issue in his groin.
“So talking about Akash Deep, something has happened in his groin, so the physio is checking him. So today morning he also bowled. Right now, don’t know, haven’t got the feedback from physio because I was practising then, so we’ll get to know," he said.