{"id":240595,"date":"2025-07-05T17:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T17:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/240595\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T17:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T17:11:10","slug":"ind-vs-eng-how-did-they-play-sunil-gavaskar-questions-jasprit-bumrahs-rest-with-kapil-dev-remarks-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/240595\/","title":{"rendered":"IND vs ENG: ‘How did they play?’ – Sunil Gavaskar questions Jasprit Bumrah’s rest with Kapil Dev remarks | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"INDSunil Gavaskar and Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s absence from India\u2019s playing XI in the second Test against England at Edgbaston sparked widespread debate, especially after his standout performance in the series opener at Leeds. The star pacer, who had dismantled England\u2019s batting line-up with precision and pace, was rested for workload management \u2014 a move that left fans and cricket pundits puzzled. Among those questioning the decision was legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar<\/a>. Speaking on Sony Sports Network, Gavaskar drew attention to how previous generations managed their fitness and match readiness, even without modern-day support systems. He invoked the legendary Kapil Dev<\/a> as a prime example of relentless preparation and durability.<\/p>\n

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Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a> \u201cHow did they play? I think their training was a little bit different,\u201d Gavaskar remarked. \u201cKapil (Dev) was hardly ever in the gym. He was running around, running around and then he was bowling to about five or six batters in the nets. Then he would come in again and bat himself and bowl to a couple more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gavaskar emphasised that Kapil\u2019s routine wasn\u2019t built around fitness fads, but around doing the job repeatedly until his body adapted. \u201cSo basically he was doing what his profession required. What his expertise required which is bowl, bowl and bowl. So his bowling muscles and the whole body was used to bowling. He was a brilliant athlete. I think he could have been a champion in any sport. He did what his profession required. It was to play cricket, practise cricket,\u201d he further added. While Bumrah had stated ahead of the series that he would play only three of the five Tests, Gavaskar\u2019s comments shed light on a broader debate in modern cricket: are today\u2019s stars being overprotected? India\u2019s attack at Edgbaston lacked the same bite without Bumrah, and critics argue that resting a match-winner in a high-stakes series may be a misstep. Gavaskar\u2019s reflections don\u2019t directly criticise Bumrah but highlight a shift in mindset \u2014 one where workload management often replaces the rugged endurance of the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunil Gavaskar and Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s absence from India\u2019s playing XI in the second Test…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[93533,1406,93537,7618,87083,93534,84211,93538,93536,79,15614,16,15,93535],"class_list":{"0":"post-240595","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-bumrah-performance","9":"tag-cricket","10":"tag-cricket-pundits-debate","11":"tag-england-cricket-team","12":"tag-ind-vs-eng-second-test","13":"tag-india-playing-xi-edgbaston","14":"tag-kapil-dev","15":"tag-kapil-dev-training-routine","16":"tag-modern-cricket-fitness","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-sunil-gavaskar","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom","21":"tag-workload-management-in-cricket"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}