Overview
- On Sunday Jasprit Bumrah posted social‑media pictures showing him bowling with an SG red ball as he begins focused Test preparation.
- He has been named in India’s three‑match ODI squad for the England tour starting July 14 and is included in the Asian Games line‑up.
- Team management rested him for recent T20 internationals and he skipped the one‑off home Test against Afghanistan to protect his workload.
- Bumrah arrives for red‑ball work after a standout T20 World Cup where he took 14 wickets and a poor IPL 2026 in which he took four wickets in 13 games at an average of 102.50.
- India sit fifth in the 2025–27 World Test Championship and will play two Tests in Sri Lanka from August 15–27 before tours to New Zealand and the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, so his form and fitness will affect India’s WTC campaign.