Jasprit Bumrah More Of A Valuable Asset In T20s Than Other Formats: Former England Spinner

Jasprit Bumrah's workload management has been a hot topic of discussion ever since the pacer played just three of the five Tests against England recently. Given his history with back injuries, the team management did not want to risk him, given that India play in the Asia Cup next month, followed by the white-ball series in Australia before the home Tests.

Former England spinner Monty Panesar believes that the management made the right call and feels Bumrah is more valuable in T20s than in other formats.

“He [Bumrah] has an unorthodox action, so I think the difficulty for him is if he’s playing back-to-back Test matches, it’ll probably take a lot of strain on his body than someone who has a traditional bowling action," Panesar told India Today.

“So, he probably needs that break, but also, I think T20 is his strongest format. So I think India probably needs him fit and ready for the World Cup, for the Asia Cup. So I think he’s more of a valuable asset in the T20 format than the other formats."

Panesar also believes India are favourites to win the upcoming Asia Cup.

“India are firm favourites to win it. They seem like the strongest team. They’ve got the strongest squad. Obviously, their batting and bowling departments look very strong. The spin department looks excellent as well," he said.

India begin their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against UAE on September 10 in Dubai.