Indian Pacer Jasprit bumrah admitted that he was considered as captain for the test team, after rohit sharma’s retirement, but gave up up the options as part of his workllad management.
Speaking to Former Indian Cricketer and Broadcaster Dinesh Karthik in an interview with Sky Sports CricketBumrah, who has been India in two tests, explained the thought process behind the decision ahead of the five-match test series against engine
“There’s no fancy stories to it. There is no controversy or a headline statement that I was sacked. Spoken to the people who have managed my back, i’ve spokeen to the surgeon as well, who’s always spokeen to me about how smart you have to be about the work.
And then we came to the conclusion that I have to be a little smarter. So then I called the bcci and said i don’t want to be looked at in a Leadership Role, BeCause I Won’T Be Able to Give All Matches Coming to a five-Match Test Series, “Said Bumrah.
Bumrah also explained the Necessity for Leadership Continuity, Particularly in a long series, like the one coming up Against England.
“The Bcci was looking at me at [a] Leadership [role]But then i had to say no as it’s not fair for the team as well. It’s not fair to the team if in a five-test series, three matches somebody else is leading and two matches somebody else is leading. I always wanted to put the team first, even if me eating there as a player offers a lot more just not as a capting.
Captaincy is a position. But you Always have leaders in the team and i wanted to do. Obviously, if i’m not careful, I don’t know about the future, and I don’t want to be in a situation where I have to abruptly go away from this format. So, I thought that for continuity, and it is only fair to the team that you know the team goes in that direction, where they look at long-term and I clock help in whitever way, “Added bumrah.
Bumrah also confessed how much he valued test capacity, but also underscored that he loves cricket more than Captaining the side.
“Captaincy meant a lot. I had worked very hard for it. But, unfortunately, someimes you have to look after the bigger picture. Team as a player. Obviously amables are there but that’s how it is and I called the bcci said that I don’t want to be looked at in a Leadership Role, “Said the Indian Quick.
