Former South African Fast bowler Del stan Team India captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir were excavated to release Bumrah from the second Test against England. Stan compared the decision to rest Bumrah to release the global football icon such as Cristiano Ronaldo.
Fans and former cricketers have been heavily criticized due to some controversial meals playing for the second Test in Edgbaston. The most debated trick was excluded Jasprit BumrahWhich was rested despite the team being less than 0–1 in the ongoing five-match Test series.
Dale Steyn excavated Jasprit Bumrah to rest in Team India
Dale Steyn slammed Jasprit Bumrah’s decision to rest the Indian team management. Captain Shubman Gill The toss confirmed that Bumrah was being rested for a third test at Lord’s.
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Stan made fun of the call on social media, compared to Cristiano Ronaldo in football. He called it “madness” and expressed disbelief that India would leave its lead fast bowler in a win.
“So Ronaldo in Portugal has the best striker in the world and they chose not to play. It’s madness. It’s like India, which is like Bumrah and not choosing to play, Um, Um, Um, Oh, Oh, No, What!
So Ronaldo in Portugal has the best striker in the world and he chose not to play it.
Madness.
It is Bumrah like India and is not choosing to play, Umm, Wait, Oh, No, what! Fuck i am confused
– Dale Stan (@Dalsteyn62) July 2, 2025
Bumrah best bowler for India in opening test against England
India has won only one in its last nine Tests since October 2024. Jasprit Bumrah was a standout artist with the ball in the opening test. EnglandWhere he claimed a five -wicket race. He became the first Asian fast bowler to take 150 wickets in army countries.
However, the right -handed pacer became wicket -wicket in the fourth innings as England successfully followed 371 runs, the tenth most run chase in Test history. Before the series began, Bumrah confirmed that he would play only three out of five tests as part of a workload management plan.
The 31-year-old painted in all five matches of 2024-25 Border-gavaskar trophy But during the Sydney Test, a back cramps faced him, which sidelined him for three months, including the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Shubman Gill’s masterclass anchor to finish India on day 1
India made three changes in their XI for the match. Nitish Kumar ReddyEngland captain Ben Stokes opted to bowl first after winning the toss in Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday, 2 July.
KL Rahul was rejected cheaply, but Yashasvi Jaiswal and Karun Nair Stabilized the innings. Jaiswal scored 87 runs in 107 balls, including 13 limits, disappearing narrowly in another century. Nair contributed 31 runs, while Rishabh Pant added 25.
Shubman Gill broke his second century of the series and remained unbeaten at 114 in stumps. Ravindra Jadeja scored 41 runs off 67 balls, which helps India recover from 211 to 5 to 5 in the final session. India finished the early day with a solid clan of 310 for 5.
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