After Rohit and Virat’s retirement, BCCI gave a big offer, Bumrah rejected it

After Rohit’s retirement, when Shubman Gill was made the captain of the Test team by ignoring Bumrah, everyone was surprised why he was not given this responsibility. Now Bumrah himself has revealed the secret about why the team management did not make him the captain.

Gill got the responsibility

On May 7, when Rohit Sharma suddenly announced on social media to quit red ball cricket, it seemed that Jasprit Bumrah would be the next captain of Team India in this format, but the opposite happened and the command of the team was handed over to young Gill.

Why did he not get the captaincy

Now when the series is about to start and the first Test is to be played in Leeds on June 20, just before that Jasprit Bumrah has made a big disclosure about this. He has told whether this decision was of the team management or did he say something about it on his own?

I had told..

The team management wanted to make me the captain, but I called BCCI and told that I am not ready to take on the role of leadership because I will not be able to play all the Test matches. BCCI was looking at me in the leadership role but I had to say no to them because this was right for the team. A player leads the team in three Tests and then someone else has to lead for the rest of the Tests. This is not fair to the team, so I decided to give priority to the team.”

That’s why I refused

Bumrah told that he had talked to BCCI during the IPL itself when Rohit and Virat had not even retired from Test cricket. He said ‘”During the IPL before Rohit and Virat’s retirement, I had talked to the BCCI that I discussed the workload in the five-match Test series. I talked to those who manage my back. After the conversation, we came to the conclusion that we have to work a little more wisely.

Bumrah’s captaincy record

Jasprit Bumrah has previously also led Team India in the red ball format. He has led the team in 3 Test matches in which he won one and lost one. One match was a draw.

Will Bumrah not play 5 Tests

Now the question arises whether Jasprit Bumrah will not play all the 5 Test matches against England and if that happens then who will replace him in Team India. Team India’s bowling will also become very weak due to Bumrah’s absence.