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IND vs ENG: Jasprit Bumrah, who is currently the world's no.1 Test bowler, featured during the series opener at Leeds in June this year, where he had taken five wickets and had conceded 84 runs during the first innings, but his efforts went in vain as the visitors lost the match by five wickets. The star pacer then gave the second Test at Edgbaston a miss to manage his workload, and the Men in Blue won that match by a huge margin of 336 runs.

Bumrah was then included in the playing XI of the third Test match held at Lord's last week, where he took a five-for yet again during the first innings (5/74 runs in 27 overs) and then took two wickets and conceded 38 runs during the second innings, but once again failed to take the team across the line.

When the Shubman Gill-led side lost the third Test match by 22 runs, a few Indian fans slammed Bumrah on social media. According to them, his position in the playing XI played a huge role in India losing the third Test match.

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But is that the case?

The Men in Blue have lost seven of their last 10 Test matches when Bumrah has featured, but his getting dropped hasn't helped them much.

They have won just five of the last 10 Test matches, which Bumrah missed in order to manage his workload or due to injuries. And out of these five victories, they have won two matches against Australia at their backyard and one against Bangladesh way back in 2022, and one against the West Indies in 2023.

During the last 10 Test matches that Bumrah has played for the country, he has taken 53 wickets in 19 innings and has scored 59 runs. And of these, five times he has taken a five-for and registered his career-best figures of 6/76 in the 28 overs that he bowled against Australia during the first innings in the Brisbane Test last year, and that match ended in a tie.

India’s results in the last 10 Tests with Jasprit Bumrah

OPPOSITION RESULT MARGIN VENUE MONTH (YEAR) BOWLING BATTING CAPTAIN
England Defeat 22 runs Lord’s July (2025) 5/74 & 2/38 0 & 5 Shubman Gill
England Defeat 5 wickets Leeds June (2025) 5/83 & 0/57 0 & 0 Shubman Gill
Australia Defeat 6 wickets Sydney January (2025) 2/33 & DNB 22 & 0 Jasprit Bumrah
Australia Defeat 184 runs Melbourne December (2024) 4/99 & 5/57 0 & 0 Rohit Sharma
Australia Draw — Brisbane December (2024) 6/76 & 3/18 10* & DNB Rohit Sharma
Australia Defeat 10 wickets Adelaide December (2024) 4/61 & 0/2 0 & 2* Rohit Sharma
Australia Win 6 wickets Perth November (2024) 5/30 & 3/42 8 & DNB Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand Defeat 113 runs Pune October (2024) 0/32 & 0/25 0 & 10* Rohit Sharma
New Zealand Defeat 8 wickets Bengaluru October (2024) 1/41 & 2/29 1 & 0 Rohit Sharma
Bangladesh Win 7 wickets Kanpur September-October (2024) 3/50 & 3/17 1* & DNB Rohit Sharma

In Bumrah's last 10 away Test matches, the side has won two matches and has suffered losses in seven, where one match also ended in a tie. During his last 10 away Test matches, he has taken 61 wickets after bowling in 18 innings and has scored 86 runs.

India’s results in the last 10 Tests with Jasprit Bumrah (away from home)

OPPOSITION RESULT MARGIN VENUE MONTH (YEAR) BOWLING BATTING CAPTAIN
England Defeat 22 runs Lord’s July (2025) 5/74 & 2/38 0 & 5 Shubman Gill
England Defeat 5 wickets Leeds June (2025) 5/83 & 0/57 0 & 0 Shubman Gill
Australia Defeat 6 wickets Sydney January (2025) 2/33 & DNB 22 & 0 Jasprit Bumrah
Australia Defeat 184 runs Melbourne December (2024) 4/99 & 5/57 0 & 0 Rohit Sharma
Australia Draw — Brisbane December (2024) 6/76 & 3/18 10* & DNB Rohit Sharma
Australia Defeat 10 wickets Adelaide December (2024) 4/61 & 0/2 0 & 2* Rohit Sharma
Australia Win 6 wickets Perth November (2024) 5/30 & 3/42 8 & DNB Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa Win 7 wickets Cape Town January (2024) 2/25 & 6/61 0 & DNB Rohit Sharma
South Africa Defeat innings & 32 runs Centurion (December (2023) 4/69 & DNB 1 & 0 Rohit Sharma
England Defeat 7 wickets Birmingham July (2022) 3/68 & 2/74 31* & 7 Jasprit Bumrah

During the last 10 Test matches in which Bumrah didn't play, the team had won five matches, lost three, and two matches were drawn.

India’s results in the last 10 Tests without Jasprit Bumrah

OPPOSITION RESULT MARGIN VENUE MONTH (YEAR) INDIA CAPTAIN
England Win 336 runs Birmingham July (2025) Shubman Gill
New Zealand Defeat 25 runs Mumbai (WS) November (2024) Rohit Sharma
England Win 5 wickets Ranchi February (2024) Rohit Sharma
West Indies Draw — Port of Spain July (2023) Rohit Sharma
West Indies Win innings & 141 runs Dominica July (2023) Rohit Sharma
Australia Defeat 209 runs The Oval June (2023) Rohit Sharma
Australia Draw — Ahmedabad March (2023) Rohit Sharma
Australia Defeat 9 wickets Indore March (2023) Rohit Sharma
Australia Win 6 wickets Delhi February (2023) Rohit Sharma
Australia Win innings & 132 runs Nagpur February (2023) Rohit Sharma

Bumrah made his debut in the longest format against South Africa way back in 2018, and post that, he has missed just nine away Test matches. And of these matches, the Men in Blue have won just five.

India’s results in away Tests without Jasprit Bumrah (since his debut)

OPPOSITION RESULT MARGIN VENUE MONTH (YEAR) INDIA CAPTAIN
England Win 336 runs Birmingham July (2025) Shubman Gill
West Indies Draw — Port of Spain July (2023) Rohit Sharma
West Indies Win innings & 141 runs Dominica July (2023) Rohit Sharma
Australia Defeat 209 runs The Oval June (2023) Rohit Sharma
Bangladesh Win 188 runs Chattogram December (2022) KL Rahul
Bangladesh Win 3 wickets Dhaka December (2022) KL Rahul
Australia Win 3 wickets Brisbane January (2021) Ajinkya Rahane
England Defeat innings and 159 runs Birmingham August (2018) Virat Kohli
England Defeat 31 runs Lord’s August (2018) Virat Kohli

India will lock horns with England for the fourth Test match at Old Trafford in Manchester next week, and it would be interesting to see if Bumrah is included in the playing XI for that match.