"Jasprit Bumrah please leave Team India"- Twitter reacts to leadership snub from India's Tests squad

Jasprit Bumrah was overlooked by the selectors for any leadership role in the Indian Test team. Bumrah was the vice-captain when Rohit Sharma was leading the team.

Bumrah also had experience in leading the Indian team in overseas Test matches, but the selectors appointed Shubman Gill as the new skipper for the red-ball format. Whereas Rishabh Pant will be Gill’s deputy in Test cricket.

Why was Jasprit Bumrah overlooked by selectors?

Bumrah’s workload management might be the reason why selectors ruled him out of any leadership role. Bumrah was also injured in the last overseas Test match against Australia and didn’t bowl in the last innings of the match.

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The selection committee is also looking to rebuild the team for the next decade after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's retirement.

“I mean, not really booms (Bumrah), because he led in Australia. He was vice captain in Australia but once he's not going to be available for all the test matches, I think he's more important to us as a player. We want him fit. There's always that extra burden when you're leading, managing 15-16, other people, there's a lot that it takes out of you.” Ajit Agarkar said at the press conference.

Agarkar also added that the management wants Bumrah to bowl at his best, and they didn’t put any extra burden on him by giving him captaincy.

Here’s a look at the fans' reaction on Twitter:

Jasprit Bumrah has been robbed!

Shubman Gill averages below 30 away from home.. he needs to secure his place in the XI first 😭

— Paras Rishi (@parasrishi) May 24, 2025

Award chahye tere ko sabse pehla batay iske liye abe joker likh ke lele flop hoga shubman gill kisi ka haq mara he jasprit bumrah is the real candidate for test captaincy

— fahad (@fahad376077) May 24, 2025

BCCI is going RCB way, where looks matters more than game. Sooner or later Indian Cricket gonna suffer of it.

In an ideal world Yashasvi Jaiswal should be groomed for Captaincy role under Jasprit Bumrah.

— Selfless⁴⁵ (@SelflessCricket) May 24, 2025

I think after this shameless of BCCI, Jasprit Bumrah Should retire from test cricket.

— Cricket Latest (@Cricket_fever71) May 24, 2025

..#TeamIndia don't deserve a match winner like Jasprit Bumrah 💯
How the f... #BCCI can sideline Bumrah from the Captaincy role..
Pathetic..
Now, Bumrah will decide how longer Shubman Gill will be the captain 💯 IYKYK #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/XwlaEYgQxt pic.twitter.com/iNPhtjjFWs

— Sidharth Ka Fan (@SidharthkaFan) May 24, 2025

Jasprit Bumrah proved his captaincy in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

He has more experience than Gill.

He has better records than Gill.

But who became captain? Shubman Gill. It's very unfair to Jasprit Bumrah. pic.twitter.com/F8HC6oiyCj

— Yanika_Lit (@LogicLitLatte) May 24, 2025

Why Shubman Gill?? Why not Jasprit Bumrah??

Why the biggest match winner of Team India can't be the captain of the test side??#BCCI, you need to answer this..#TeamIndia #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/maUs7VIgfU

— Sidharth Ka Fan (@SidharthkaFan) May 24, 2025

Feel for Jasprit Bumrah, the only guy who is constantly performing & had fought alone in BGT, but in return he never gets what he deserve. 😔🫡💔

- In India why we don't consider bowler equally to batsman & as a captain . 💔#DCvsPBKS#TeamIndia#INDvsENG#BCCI pic.twitter.com/RAZ6kbHF6n

— COP PRASHANT YADAV (@Prashant5774) May 24, 2025

What the hell wrong did by Jasprit Bumrah. If Cummins can lead the Australia as a bowler then why don't Bumrah. Gill is just a useless player outside Ahmedabad. Always he struggles against good bowling attack. Nonsense decision

— Msanatan Rao (@Rao_MS6371) May 24, 2025

Jasprit Bumrah’s availability

Ajit Agarkar confirmed that Bumrah won’t be available for all five Test matches in the England tour. Agarkar also clarified that selectors didn’t pick the team for1-2 tours, they select the squad for investing in young lads.

"You don't pick captains for 1-2 tours, you want to invest in something going forward. We've seen some progress with Gill over the last year. It is going to be tough, but maybe he will have to learn on the job a bit. We are happy with what he has to offer and that is why we have picked him," Agarkar said.

Bumrah’s Test career has not been smooth since he suffered a back injury for the first time. Bumrah didn’t play all matches in a single Test series a couple of times.

Jasprit Bumrah will lead the pace attack

Despite not being given the leadership role, Bumrah will lead the Indian pace attack on the England tour. Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj will be under Bumrah’s umbrella in the England tour.

Read also: Jasprit Bumrah out of all 5 Tests vs England; Ajit Agarkar reveals why was stripped off captaincy and vice-captaincy