With Jasprit Bumrah not playing, India go in with Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy in the playing XI ahead of Kuldeep Yadav. Is it justified?

India choosing to rest their premier strike bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the midst of a vital Test series has left many cricket fans scratching their heads.

If he plays the Edgbaston Test, which again could last all five days, given the nature of the pitch, Bumrah risks injuring himself again. Either Bumrah skips the Lord's Test, which no player in their right mind would want to miss, or he sits out the one starting tomorrow. No way he’s playing both this and the next one.