Bumrah unlikely to be rested versus Bangladesh: Ryan ten Doeschate

India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has said that Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to be afforded rest in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 Super Four match against Bangladesh. He reasoned that the conversation about leaving out Bumrah would only transpire if India go into a fixture assured of a berth in the final of the subcontinental tournament.

This means Bumrah is a certain starter for the Bangladesh match, although he might warm the bench in India’s last Super Four match against Sri Lanka if the ticket for the summit clash is punched tonight.

“It’s very unlikely that you go into the last game knowing you’ve qualified. So I’d say it’s unlikely that he’ll get a rest. So if we have the luxury to have that option in the last game, we can look at it. But I’d say we’re going to pick our best team for every game. He obviously fits into that picture,’; ten Doeschate commented, laying down the marker.

India play a Test match against West Indies in Ahmedabad from October 2, and ten Doeschate felt that Bumrah needs miles under his legs for the red-ball fixture at home. India haven’t announced their squad for the two-match series yet.

“Also bearing in mind we have a Test match starting on Thursday,” ten Doeschate pointed out. “So it’s actually quite good preparation in terms of workload management. He’s probably going to bowl a few players all the games and bowl in the region of 25-26 overs with the training and the preparation going into the game, which is a fairly good number the week before a test.”