Reiterating his recent remark about Team India punching above their weight in the absence of household names, batting legend Sunil Gavaskar opened discussions about Rohit Sharma and Co. resting pace ace Jasprit Bumrah in the Ranchi Test against England.

India's vice-captain in the England series, pacer Bumrah was released from the Test squad in the lead-up to the Ranchi showdown against Ben Stokes' men last month.

Already without former skipper Virat Kohli and ex-vice-captain KL Rahul, Bumrah-less India crushed England to seal the five-match series in Ranchi.

Making an instant impact in his debut game, pacer Akash Deep successfully shouldered the burden of replacing Bumrah at Ranchi. The 27-year-old picked up the three crucial wickets in the form of Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope during the 1st innings of the 4th Test.

Sunil Gavaskar gives two cents on NCA's brave call

Pacer Akash Deep received a special mention from batting legend Gavaskar in the latter's column for the Mid Day. Interestingly, Gavaskar also opened up about India's bold decision to not use Bumrah in the Test series decider against England.