India, June 7 -- Sanjay Manjrekar, the former India batter, urged Jasprit Bumrah to 'commit' himself more to Indian cricket after the pacer was named in the 15-member squad for the Asian Games. The ace speedster will travel with the Shreyas Iyer-led side for the Games in Japan in September; however, the selectors have rested him for the T20I series against Ireland and England, set to be played in June and July. The 32-year-old played all 14 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 matches for the Mumbai Indians, and hence, deservedly got a break, keeping his workload in mind.

However, Manjrekar believes that Bumrah could have handled the workload in T20 cricket, saying he doesn't understand how the pacer's career has been progressing of late. It...