Sanjay Manjrekar defended skipper Rohit Sharma's decision to omit spinner Kuldeep Yadav from the playing eleven for the second Test against New Zealand in favour of an in-form seamer Akash Deep.
Bumrah has played each of the three Tests at home this season and with the Australia tour less than a month away, India will decide on resting the ace fast bowler after the second Test.
Gautam Gambhir all but settled the KL Rahul vs Sarfaraz Khan debate for 2nd Test against New Zealand.
Embarrassed with his performances against Bangladesh, Sanju Samson couldn't even make eye contact with India head coach Gautam Gambhir.
The Indian cricket team management decided to add all-rounder Washington Sundar into the squad for the remaining two matches following the loss against New Zealand in the first Test encounter in Bengaluru.
Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary emphasised that head coach Gambhir had failed to guide captain Rohit in his selection process.
Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary stated that Akash Deep should have been picked for the first Test between India and New Zealand.
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has pointed out Team India's big weakness when it comes to bowling.
Recovering from 46 all out was never going to be an easy task for India, and captain Rohit Sharma admitted that "games like these" happen.
Pakistan won a Test on home soil after a gap of more three years on Friday, beating England by 152 runs in the second match in Multan to level the three-game series 1-1.