{"id":687,"date":"2026-10-15T11:47:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/will-jasprit-bumrah-play-in-the-odis-against-new-zealand\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:47:55","slug":"will-jasprit-bumrah-play-in-the-odis-against-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/will-jasprit-bumrah-play-in-the-odis-against-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Jasprit Bumrah play in the ODIs against New Zealand?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-modified-info\">Last Updated on 32 minutes ago by <a href=\"https:\/\/cricblog.net\/news-will-jasprit-bumrah-play-in-the-odis-against-new-zealand\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"last-modified-author\">Charbel Coorey<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to feature in the five-match ODI series against New Zealand. That is according to a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-vs-new-zealand\/team-india-firms-up-plan-for-jasprit-bumrah-one-india-a-match-before-new-zealand-tests-odis-unlikely\/amp_articleshow\/134960213.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Times of India<\/a><\/em> report, where Sahil Malhotra revealed that the BCCI is managing Bumrah\u2019s workload ahead of the two-match Test series in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bumrah\u2019s participation has been managed since suffering back and knee issues in recent years. The 32-year-old is understood to be preparing for the Test series as we speak, and will spend time at the BCCI\u2019s Centre of Excellence before flying to New Zealand.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India will play five ODIs in New Zealand, but Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to feature<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bumrah\u2019s management is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/cricblog.net\/news-shubman-gill-to-lead-first-three-odis-as-test-preparations-impact-new-zealand-series\/\">few moving parts<\/a> in India\u2019s ODI series against the Black Caps. The series begins on November 4 and ends November 15, just four days before the opening Test in Wellington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shubman Gill could play in just the first three matches before shifting focus to the Tests. Bumrah is expected to play for India A on November 6, which is 13 days out from the first Test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A source told <em>TOI<\/em> that India\u2019s quest to reach the World Test Championship (WTC) Final is of utmost priority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBumrah is completely fit, but for a long tour, it\u2019s important to prioritise. The Test series is very important, so there\u2019s no point making Bumrah slog it out in the ODIs and then suddenly shift focus to red-ball cricket. He is the leader of the bowling pack, and a fresh, ready Bumrah is the priority right now,\u201d\u00a0said the source.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe plan is not just for New Zealand, but discussions are also happening for the BGT [five Tests against Australia] next year. There is no point wasting Bumrah for inconsequential bilaterals. Right now, the WTC is the focus, and all energies will be directed at planning for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India are currently fifth in the WTC standings with a 51.52 win percentage. New Zealand are currently second with 72.22. Shubman Gill\u2019s team is in must-win territory if they are to make a late run to reach the final, which will be played at The Oval in June 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cricblog.net\/news-will-jasprit-bumrah-play-in-the-odis-against-new-zealand\/\">Will Jasprit Bumrah play in the ODIs against New Zealand?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cricblog.net\/\">CricBlog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated on 32 minutes ago by Charbel Coorey Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to feature in the five-match ODI series against New Zealand. That is according to a Times of India report, where Sahil Malhotra revealed that the BCCI is managing Bumrah\u2019s workload ahead of the two-match Test series in November. Bumrah\u2019s participation has been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricketkidunyya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}