Bumrah to resume Asia Cup 2025 as India stresses workload management

Jasprit Bumrah is set to resume India’s Asia Cup 2025 campaign after a period in which workload management dominated discussion around the premier fast bowler. Bumrah played three of five Tests in England, guiding the pace attack but drawing public scrutiny over his availability. His career-long durability remains a focal point for the team, with officials and former coaches underscoring that medical guidance, not individual schedules, should govern his appearances.

Chetan Sharma, who previously chaired India’s selection committee, defended Bumrah’s handling of his workload, stressing that the medical team and physiotherapists are the best judges of a player's fitness. He said that if medical staff advise rest or reduced load, players should adhere, drawing an analogy to medical prescriptions to emphasize what he called a professional, science-based approach to workload management. Sharma, speaking on the sidelines of a signing event, noted that India’s performance in England under Shubman Gill’s leadership was a source of pride, and he reiterated that the Asia Cup squad would be chosen with the aim of fielding the best possible team for the momentous year that follows,...