How Jasprit Bumrah will be managed by BCCI as India aim to win more ICC trophies

After inspiring India to a record third T20 World Cup title, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah may shift his attention to ODIs and Tests, and his participation in bilateral T20Is may become rare or non-existent. Bumrah was the Player of the Match in the T20 World Cup 2026 final as India defeated New Zealand by a whopping 96 runs last Sunday (8 March).

Bumrah, who took four wickets for 15 in the summit clash, finished the tournament as the top wicket-taker with 14 scalps. This was Bumrah’s second T20 World Cup win as he joined an exclusive list of only 18 players to have achieved this feat.

BCCI’s new workload plan for Bumrah

But as the next T20 World Cup is only in 2028, and after the 2027 World Test Championship final and ODI World Cup 2027, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants injury-prone Bumrah to focus on Tests and ODIs to win more ICC trophies.

“Bumrah’s fitness is always crucial to India’s global campaigns, so the team management will need to prioritise formats carefully. Test cricket is obviously something he will continue to play, but during the 50-over World Cup cycle, he is expected to focus more on ODIs,” a BCCI source told AFP.

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This is nothing new, as BCCI has been following a similar strategy with the 32-year-old pacer for a while. As the board wanted to have him ready for the Test matches and T20 World Cup 2026, Bumrah had been kept away from the ODIs since the 2023 World Cup.

Bumrah’s last ODI was the heartbreaking World Cup final against Australia.

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His next ODI could be against Afghanistan during the three-match series that will be played at home from 14 June. However, it will be important to see if the BCCI selectors pick him for that assignment or not.

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