Jasprit Bumrah Excluded as Vice-Captain for England Test Series
Indian team's leading bowler Jasprit Bumrah will not be the vice-captain in the Test series against England. The selectors have decided that Bumrah will not be playing all five matches and hence he will not be given a leadership role. Young players like Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant could be options for the vice-captain.
India's leading bowler Jasprit Bumrah will not be seen in any leadership role in the five-match Test series against England. The series will mark the beginning of India's World Test Championship campaign. The five-match series will begin on June 20. Bumrah, who was India's vice-captain and stand-in captain in the tour of Australia, will not be given any such responsibility in the upcoming series.
According to a report, a source has claimed that the selectors wanted to have a player as captain and vice-captain who will take part in all 5 Test matches. "We want a player who is available for all five Test matches and should be given the role of vice-captain. Bumrah won't be playing all five games, so we don't want to appoint different captains for different games. It would be better if the captain and vice-captain play all five Tests. "
Jasprit Bumrah suffered a back injury during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and due to this, he was out of the game for almost three months and returned to IPL 2025. Due to injury, he did not take part in the Champions Trophy and almost the first half of IPL 2025. As part of the workload management, the selectors have decided not to play all five Test matches in England.
The report also states that the selectors are keen to make a young player vice-captain, as he can potentially become the next captain. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are the options who can be picked as vice-captains in the England series.