The Indian men’s cricket team will face England in a five-match Test series later this month. The series opener is scheduled to take place at Headingley in Leeds from June 20, and the next four matches will be played in Birmingham, Lord’s, Manchester and The Oval, respectively. World No. 1 Test bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be a key player for India in the first series of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle, but he is expected to play only in three matches for Team India as part of workload management. During India’s squad announcement on May 24, chief selector Ajit Agarkar first broke the news of Bumrah missing a couple of Tests in England, and on June 5, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, during the team’s pre-departure press conference, almost confirmed the development. But according to India’s former bowling coach Bharat Arun, who worked closely with Bumrah during his time with Team India, the 31-year-old fast bowler from Ahmedabad can play all five matches if he is well supported by other Indian pacers. Arun, while speaking on RevSportz, said that too much bowling or too little of it, both can cause injury to a bowler. “They are a perfect recipe for some bowler to get injured. So, obviously, we cannot control the number of overs that Jasprit Bumrah bowls in a match.” “But according to the number of overs he bowls in the match, the practice sessions can be toned down for him where he needs to be working on his recovery. It can be a strength training session in the gym or some recovery work with the physios.” “So, handling him will be very crucial. And as you rightly mentioned, Bumrah’s presence in the team adds huge value. Not only does he do well, but he also rallies the other bowlers,” he added. According to Arun, one can expect Bumrah to play all five Test matches if there’s good support from the other end. “So, ideally, I would expect him to play all the Test matches. If there is very good support from the other bowlers, Bumrah can be preserved and play in all the five Test matches. If he is going to be bowling, taking a lot of the workload, then I am afraid he will not be ready for all five Tests. So, how the other bowlers support him becomes very vital. So, we have got to take it as you go, rather than saying he is good for the first three Test matches, and then you need to give him a break. The other bowlers can help Bumrah play in all the Test matches if they are bowling really well,” Bharat said.