India captain Shubman Gill believes his team can beat England at Edgbaston even without star bowler Jasprit Bumrah. The visitors trail 1-0 after losing the first Test at Headingley last week. Bumrah grabbed five wickets during the opening innings but failed to take any scalps when England chased down 371 runs. Team management planned from the start that Bumrah would only feature across three matches due to his back injury recovery.
Gill confirmed Bumrah remains available but stressed the need to manage his playing time carefully. The captain acknowledged missing their best bowler would hurt but said backup plans were already prepared. India made cricket history at Headingley after becoming the first team ever to score five individual centuries and still lose a match. Their batting collapsed twice at crucial moments despite dominating large portions of both innings.
The tourists crumbled from 430-3 to lose seven wickets for just 41 runs during their first attempt. They repeated the mistake during their second knock when six batsmen fell for only 31 runs after reaching 333-4. Gill faces tough selection choices between spin options and pace bowlers for the Birmingham clash. Several players are competing to replace the potentially rested Bumrah and underperforming Shardul Thakur from the previous game.
Gill confirmed Bumrah remains available but stressed the need to manage his playing time carefully. The captain acknowledged missing their best bowler would hurt but said backup plans were already prepared. India made cricket history at Headingley after becoming the first team ever to score five individual centuries and still lose a match. Their batting collapsed twice at crucial moments despite dominating large portions of both innings.
The tourists crumbled from 430-3 to lose seven wickets for just 41 runs during their first attempt. They repeated the mistake during their second knock when six batsmen fell for only 31 runs after reaching 333-4. Gill faces tough selection choices between spin options and pace bowlers for the Birmingham clash. Several players are competing to replace the potentially rested Bumrah and underperforming Shardul Thakur from the previous game.
