'Ab UAE ke against bhi tumhe Bumrah chahiye?' Jadeja threatens to go on strike if Gautam Gambhir hypocrisy doesn't end

However, the possibility that he is likely to start against the UAE has not impressed Ajay Jadeja. The former India batter is not a fan of seeing Bumrah in the 11, more so because India are up against a weaker opponent and has vowed to go on strike if the team management – head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav – decide to give the pace a game tonight.

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"What is the need to play Bumrah tomorrow, man? Usually, you keep him wrapped in cotton wool. Ab UAE ke against bhi tumhe Bumrah chahiye? (Now you need Bumrah even against the UAE?) Either don't protect him at all, or if you need to preserve him, then do it in this type of match. Logic dictates that, but we never do things with logic," Ajay Jadeja said on Sony Sports Network.

"The match is against the UAE. No disrespect because I have seen their captain, [Muhammad] Wasim, and the talent he possesses. You cannot rank any team, but this is a T20 World Cup-winning Team India. Hence, I am clear. If Bumrah plays tomorrow, I am going on strike.

Irfan Pathan's two cents

Jadeja's thoughts were echoed by Irfan Pathan. In fact, the former India all-rounder believes that if a player is part of the squad, the concept of workload management should not exist, exactly what the legendary Sunil Gavaskar had to say. Picking and choosing is not an option, reminds Pathan, irrespective of Bumrah's history of injuries.

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"You need to protect Bumrah, I understand. But what my opinion is, and I have said this during the England tour as well, is that if you have come to play a series, then you have to play it completely. You have not come into a series for recovery or management, you have come to play," said Pathan.

"You will obviously think depending on the opposition, but when you pick up the momentum, you cannot let it slip. Bumrah, Arshdeep, Varun Chakaravarthy, Axar Patel can be your bowlers. And then all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube at No. 7 and 8. If we have to bat till No. 8, there is no room for Kuldeep Yadav."

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