Workload & eye on future: No leadership role for Bumrah on England tour in June

INDIA'S FAST BOWLING figurehead and vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to be given a leadership role on the Test tour to England starting June-end, sources in the BCCI told IE.

- DEVENDRA PANDEY

The ace seamer had led India to its sole win on the Australia tour at the turn of the year, apart from leading in two other Tests. But since Bumrah is unlikely to feature in all the five Tests in England as part of his workload management, the selectors are likely to seek a player who will play through the tour.

"We want a player who will be available for all five Test matches and he should be given the vice-captain's role. Bumrah won't be playing all five matches, so we don't want to appoint different deputies for different games. It will be better that the captain and vice-captain should be certain and play all five Tests," the sources said.