[WATCH] Jasprit Bumrah to retire from Tests after ENG vs IND 2025 Series? Former India star predicts

Jasprit Bumrah had a tough third day during the fourth Test between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester. It was late in the evening session when he picked up his first wicket of the fixture, drawing the outside edge of Jamie Smith, who was surprised by the extra bounce of the surface before Dhruv Jurel dived forward to grab a great catch.

However, it hasn’t been a strong two days in the field for the premier pacer. He started with a wayward bowling with the new ball, drifting down the leg side on the England openers. Even when he came with various spells, the fast bowler was on target on multiple occasions. And that has pushed the former India batter, Mohammed Kaif, to smell an early Test retirement for the Gujarat pacer.

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‘I think Jasprit Bumrah may not play the next Test match and call his retirement from the format. He is struggling with injuries and bowling slowly. He is a robust guy, and if he doesn’t feel 100% and isn’t ready to pick wickets and help the side, then he could say goodbye to the format, as I feel.’ Kaif expressed in a video he posted on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Watch: Mohammed Kaif predicts Jasprit Bumrah’s retirement from Tests

‘Not getting wickets is normal, but the pace he had of 140+ has been missing, and the ball to which he got the wicket was so slow that the keeper needed to dive forward. A fit Bumrah would have caught it at shoulder height. The ball zips through to the batter. He is someone who can dismiss a batter whenever he wants.’ Kaif added.

Bumrah has so far featured in 91 Test innings to pick up 218 wickets at an average of under 20 and a strike rate of 42.74. In Manchester, his current bowling figures read 1/95 in 28 overs, including five maidens at an economy rate of 3.40.

‘The passion is the same. But he seems to have lost the battle with the body. Not bowling well in this Test proves that he perhaps hasn’t been in a good mindset. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ashwin went ahead, and I guess the fans need to get used to it without Bumrah. Hope the prediction gets wrong, but that’s what I have seen here.’ Kaif is addressed in the video.