‘There is talk of workload for Bumrah, but not for Siraj’, former Indian opener claims

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|18-07-2025

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He said that Mohammad Siraj’s workload is being ignored in the ongoing Test series against England, which is not appropriate, while it was already made clear about Jaspreet Bumrah that he would not play all the matches.

Delhi: Akash Chopra, former cricketer and commentator of the Indian team, has raised serious questions about the workload management of BCCI. He said that Mohammad Siraj’s workload is being ignored in the ongoing Test series against England, which is not appropriate, while it was already made clear about Jaspreet Bumrah that he would not play all the matches.

“Siraj works hard, but not in discussion”

Talking on his YouTube channel, Akash Chopra said, “Siraj works very hard and bowls in a long spell. He bowls with full life, but there is hardly any discussion about his workload. It is not right that everyone has an eye on the other players and Siraj should be ignored.”

Siraj took responsibility in the absence of Bumrah

Under the Workload Management, when Jaspreet Bumrah was out of the second Test, Mohammad Siraj took command of the bowling. He bowled brilliantly with Akash Deep Singh and took a total of 7 wickets in the match. On the basis of this performance of Siraj, India won the second Test match and equaled 1-1 in the series.

13 wickets for three Tests so far

Siraj’s performance has been excellent in the series so far. He has taken a total of 13 wickets in three Tests. However, in Lord’s Test, Team India suffered defeat, due to which India is currently trailing 2–1 in the series.

Equality is necessary in workload management

Akash Chopra believes that BCCI should look at the workload of all the players equally. He said that players like Siraj, like the team are ready to give their best at all times, in such a situation, it is also necessary to take care of them.

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