This allows India the luxury to experiment and rotate, something not conceivable on the eve of the Australia tour.įor the record, India has always had one very good pace bowler. Umesh Yadav, Ishant and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, considered indispensable a year earlier, are all suddenly finding it tough to find a place in the first 11. What the Australia series has shown is that the bench is not far behind in terms of quality. Such high-intensity tournaments mean that Bumrah and Shami need to be well rested before key games and, hence, managing their workload is of paramount importance. Finally, there is the T20 World Cup at home in October-November, which is arguably Virat Kohli’s best chance to win an ICC trophy.
