IND vs ENG | 'Is Lord's Test more important than the series?': Sangakkara questions decision to rest Bumrah

India's determination to remainder gait spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for the 2nd Test against England astatine Edgbaston has sparked controversy, with caput manager Gautam Gambhir facing disapproval from cricket experts. India, who way 0-1 successful the series, had a week-long interruption betwixt the archetypal and 2nd Test matches. Despite this, the squad absorption stuck to their pre-decided program of having Bumrah play lone 3 Tests retired of five, drafting reactions from erstwhile players including Ravi Shastri, Dale Steyn and Kumar Sangakkara.The squad absorption made 3 changes to the playing XI for the Edgbaston Test. Along with Bumrah being replaced by Akash Deep, Shardul Thakur made mode for Nitish Reddy, and Sai Sudharsan was replaced by Washington Sundar. Additionally, Karun Nair was promoted to the fig 3 position.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The determination to remainder Bumrah has peculiarly travel nether scrutiny fixed the value of the lucifer and India's caller Test record.

The squad has mislaid 7 Tests since September past year, with lone 1 triumph and 1 gully to amusement for their efforts successful past nine.

Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara questioned the decision-making process down Bumrah's exclusion, suggesting that the concern demanded a antithetic approach."Interesting to recognize however the determination is being made and who makes it? Is it aft a consultation with the players oregon the physios? It depends connected whether the Lord's Test is much important than the series? The bid is connected the line.

If we spot the score, it's an adjacent day, possibly a small spot much tilted towards England with the 5 wickets down. So I would person expected the manager to person gone to Bumrah and accidental 'Yes, we thought you mightiness play the 3rd and the 5th Test, but we're going 1 and 2.

Take a look if you tin play the 3rd if you can, due to the fact that past you've got 2 weeks disconnected earlier the adjacent one," Sangakkara said connected Sky Sports.One position suggests that Bumrah was rested to guarantee his fittingness for the upcoming Lord's Test.

However, critics reason that with India already trailing successful the series, his beingness could person been important successful preventing a imaginable 0-2 deficit.

Sangakkara besides pointed retired that the aggregate changes successful the playing XI mightiness beryllium a reflection of the unit connected the squad absorption owed to caller results."It's not conscionable a absorption to the past Test. I deliberation determination is simply a spot of chat astir the past 9-10. Seven losses, 1 win, 1 draw. There is simply a small spot of baggage arsenic good to crook that signifier around. So determination was a batch of unit and they were looking astatine this crippled and reasoning 'alright, what tin we do?' and they ringing successful each the changes," Sangakkara added.