Ahmedabad, Oct 1, 2025

Indian Test skipper Shubman Gill gave his take on Jasprit Bumrah’s inclusion in the playing XI for the two West Indies Tests starting Thursday, saying that the team will decide based on the duration of every match.

Asked about how will the team decide on which fast bowler to play, and whether Bumrah will play both tests given the management’s recent calls for managing his workload, Gill, speaking at the pre-match press conference, said:

“We’re going to take a call on a match-to-match basis depending on how long a Test match goes on and how many overs our fast bowlers bowl. Nothing is pre-decided. We’re going to take the call once the Test match is over, and how our fast bowlers feel and how their bodies feel after the match.”

Some members of the Indian Test team,

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