Akash chopra

Border Gavaskar Trophy: With the senior national selectors looking all set to 'rest' Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming series against Bangladesh, there is concern over the fast bowling resources in the country as there are no new options in the squads for the upcoming Duleep Trophy.

India will be playing red-ball cricket after a long time during which they mostly played white-ball matches when they take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series at home in September. With the Border Gavaskar Trophy set to be played towards the end of the year, the selectors want Bumrah to be at his best to help India claim a hat-trick of series against the hosts.

The selectors are therefore considering Arshdeep Singh and Khaleel Ahmed as options while they will also have a chance to assess Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav when they take part in the Duleep Trophy. Shami is currently recuperating from his surgery and has yet to play a game.