New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- At a time when Mohammed Siraj played all the five Tests against England, world's no.1 pacer Jasprit Bumrah appeared in just three of the five due to workload management. Although the Indian team drew the Test series 2-2 under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the debate around 'workload management' divided the Indian cricket fraternity into two halves.

While Bumrah bowled 119.4 overs, Siraj accounted for 185.3. Besides the two, another workhorse Akash Deep played a crucial role both with the bat and ball in the England tour, playing three Tests. The Bengal pacer played three Tests, bowled 109.1 overs in the series, scored a fifty and took 12 wickets including a match-winning 6/99 in Birmingham.

But does workload reall...