The Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian Cricket team is all set to clash with the Salman Ali Agha-led Pakistani team on Sunday at Dubai. India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has urged the Men in Blue to rest their star players, including Jasprit Bumrah.
Gavaskar also stated that India should consider giving rest to Bumrah not only for Asia Cup 2025 league stage fixture against Oman on Friday, but also for the opening Super 4 fixture against Pakistan.
The batting legend suggested India could experiment with the batting order in the dead-rubber contest against Oman. This would offer some batting time to players who haven’t had as much time out in the middle against Pakistan and the UAE.
“I would like to think that India would consider batting first and keep the same opening pair. Maybe number three, Suryakumar Yadav, the skipper, could drop himself down the order, giving Tilak Verma a chance for some time at the crease and allowing Sanju Samson a bit of a hit as well,” Gavaskar said.
“This would give the batters some practice not just for the game against Pakistan, but also for the upcoming Super 4 matches against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It’s more about preparing the batters than the bowlers,” he added.
