{"id":177623,"date":"2026-06-06T17:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T22:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177623"},"modified":"2026-06-06T17:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T22:43:46","slug":"bumrah-hardik-to-be-preserved-for-longer-formats-agarkar-makes-selection-policy-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177623","title":{"rendered":"Bumrah, Hardik to be preserved for longer formats: Agarkar makes selection policy clear"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The national selection panel on Saturday did not include premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the squads to tour Ireland and England in a strong indication that the wisemen are largely reserving their services for Tests and ODIs respectively in the coming season.<\/p>\n

Bumrah and Pandya were a shadow of themselves in the recent IPL 2026 for Mumbai Indians after being on the field since late last year playing several T20 games, including a triumphant campaign in the World Cup, warranting a careful handling of the duo.<\/p>\n

Bumrah will return to action during the Asian Games to be held from September 17 to October 3, but chief selector Ajit Agarkar made it clear that the pacer will be used more in longer formats.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, and also one-day World Cup, like T20 (format) was in the last World Cup…we know how important he is,\u201d Agarkar replied when he was asked if Bumrah was being preserved for Test assignments.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe WTC cycle…we\u2019ve still got a chance to (qualify for the final) if we play well enough over these next nine Tests, if we can have Jasprit play majority of those games and still keep him fit and healthy, it\u2019s always a (great) thing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

India are set to tour Sri Lanka and New Zealand for two Tests each before taking on Australia in a five-match series at home, which would determine their qualification for the final of the 2025-2027 World Test Championship cycle.<\/p>\n

The Shubman Gill-led side is languishing at the sixth spot behind Bangladesh in the table and they will require Bumrah firing from all cylinders to revive the campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 there\u2019s a lot of T20 cricket, you can always bring him back. (In the) Asian Games, he will be there. The main aim is to try and keep him fit for the Test and the one-dayers,\u201d Agarkar said.<\/p>\n

The former India pacer said \u201cworry\u201d was not the right word for India\u2019s current position in the WTC table but said he would like to see the team do better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know whether worry is the right word. I think (the) England (tour) was good and the South African series probably didn\u2019t go to plan. But, we still have a chance (to reach the final) if we play well enough and we know we\u2019ve got the players but, we\u2019ve got to play better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Unlike Bumrah, Pandya\u2019s chances of returning to the T20 establishment looks slimmer as Agarkar made it clear that he will be used more in the 50-over format.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe is a part of the one-day squad right now in (the) Afghanistan (series). Like Bumrah, if we can get him playing well and keep him fit for one-day cricket \u2014 I don\u2019t think he\u2019s played one-day cricket for a while \u2014 that is, at this point, the main objective,\u201d said Agarkar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can always bring him back. It also gives us an opportunity to give someone like Nitish Reddy a few opportunities with T20 cricket. So, there will be a little bit of rest and rotation with regards to T20 (in Pandya\u2019s case),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pandya, whose last ODI appearance was in last year\u2019s Champions Trophy, remains a key asset in one-day format, asserted Agarkar. \u201cBut, the main objective is to see if he (Pandya) can start playing well and stay healthy with 50-over cricket with the World Cup in a year and a half, around that sort of time. It gives us a lot of balance,\u201d Agarkar said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe World Cup is in South Africa, if he is bowling well enough. We\u2019ll assess how we go in the next few months, that\u2019s primarily the reason at this point,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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The national selection panel on Saturday did not include premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the squads to tour Ireland and England in a strong indication that the wisemen are largely reserving their services for Tests and ODIs respectively in the coming season. 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