India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has received some very good advice amidst ongoing injury woes. He was recently ruled out of the upcoming two-Test Sri Lanka series after failing to recover from a knee injury.

Former Indian seamer Karsan Ghavri urged that Bumrah take a one-year hiatus from cricket to ensure total fitness before returning to the side. Ghavri also stated that his job is difficult to manage due to the various current events.

“Bumrah should take a break for five to six months or even a year and get back to 100 percent fitness. The issue is that he goes into tournaments even if he’s half-fit, and then, due to workload management, halfway through, there’s a breakdown. This is unnecessary. Only if he can manage his workload throughout a tournament should he be included in the team,” Ghavri said to Mid-day.

“Shami and Bhuvi have been playing consistently in the IPL without injuries and should return to the national set-up. Selectors should consider them. All fast bowlers face niggles or injuries, but Bumrah has been on and off for the last two-three years. He has hardly played an entire series. That’s not a good sign for him or for the country,” he added.

Raju Kulkarni, former India and Mumbai pacer, suggested that Bumrah should consider playing only one format for India, and it should be the Test format as we advance.

“I don’t think Bumrah can sustain playing all formats. The team management must consider playing him only in tests, as that’s a critical format. Though he may want to play in the IPL, T20Is, and ODIs too, it’s not viable. For this reason, it will be great if Mohammed Siraj can get the support of senior pacers like Shami and Bhuvi. Bhuvi should be used in T20Is because he’s done brilliantly in the IPL. And you can rotate Shami and Siraj in Tests. This will reduce the pressure on Bumrah,” said Kulkarni.

Aqib Nabi received his maiden India Test call-up for the Sri Lanka series as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah.