India stepped onto the field for the second Test of the England tour at Edgbaston without Jasprit Bumrah. He was not injured but according to Indian captain Shubman Gill, it was part of a pre-planned workload management strategy.
Bumrah's rest for that Test came after his impressive 5/83 in the first innings of the series opener at Headingley. While India lost the match, he remained the standout bowler for India.
In Bumrah's absence, Mohammed Siraj led the Indian pace attack, with Prasidh Krishna and Akash Deep to support him.
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With only Ravindra Jadeja, who has played 81 Tests, bringing considerable experience in the bowling lineup, we take a look at how India has performed with and without Bumrah since his debut.
In the third Test of the series, the star bowler returned to the starting lineup and even took a fifer but India went down by 22 runs at Lord's.
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What is India's win record without Jasprit Bumrah in Tests?
India has played 28 Tests without their pace spearhead since his debut in 2018.
They have won 19, lost six and drawn one. However, three out of the five losses came in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia).
Places | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overseas | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
SENA | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Home | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
Overall | 26 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
How has India performed in SENA with and without Bumrah?
India won their first-ever SENA Test in 1968 against New Zealand in Dunedin. Their win percentage in SENA from the maiden Test match until Bumrah's debut was 15.92%. It has risen to 31.25% since his debut in South Africa in 2018.
Places | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 1968- Dec 2017 | 113 | 18 | 51 | 44 | 15.92 |
Since Bumrah's debut | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 31.25 |
One of India's famous wins in SENA countries without Bumrah was the Gabba Test against Australia in 2021. Siraj led the bowling attack then with a five-wicket haul that he would try to replicate against England.
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