Following the announcement of India's squad for the tour to Australia for both white-ball formats, India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar said that Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the Australia ODIs for managing his workload, and the team management is going to look after not only his workload but also the other pacers. Bumrah has been rested for the ODI series to be played from October 19 onwards. It follows three back-to-back tough assignments: the five-match Test tour to England, in which he played three Tests; the Asia Cup-winning title campaign, during which he took seven wickets in five matches at an average of 19.28, with his best figures of 2/18; and the ongoing home series of two Tests against the West Indies.

During the first two outings in the UK and UAE, he was not at his most

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