FILE PHOTO: Cricket - International Test Match Series - First Test - England v India - Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, Britain - June 24, 2025 India's Jasprit Bumrah in action as England's Ben Duckett looks on Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes/File Photo
(Reuters) -India will continue to prioritise Jasprit Bumrah's fitness and stick to their plan of playing the pace spearhead in only three out of the five tests against England despite losing the opener by five wickets on Tuesday, head coach Gautam Gambhir said.
Bumrah, who declined the test captaincy in order to manage his workload after four months out with a back issue, was India's top bowler with 5-83 in the first innings of the Headingley thriller but went wicketless in the second.
