We all sat in admiration of Jasprit Bumrah last year and in amazement at him: Adam Gilchrist

Former Australian keeper-batter Adam Gilchrist has heaped praise on the Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who is all set to make his comeback in the T20I series against Australia, scheduled to be played from October 29.

While Bumrah has been rested for the three-match ODI series to manage his workload, he is all set to take part in the five-match T20I series. Speaking exclusively on Fox Cricket, Gilchrist stated that he is eager to watch the ace pacer in action.

"Bumrah is not here for One-Days; he is here for T20s. We all sat in admiration of him last year and in amazement at him. He is a freak of nature, one of the best we will ever see. So that's something to look forward to," Gilchrist said on Fox Sports.

Team India chief selector Ajit Agarkar also revealed the actual reason behind resting Bumrah for the three-match ODI series and told reporters during the squad announcement for the Australian tour Down Under.

"We have already rested him for the one-day games. When we can manage his workload, we will do that. Like I said in the previous press conference, there was a month and a half, or close to that, five weeks or something, since that Manchester test that he played. There is always a plan. Whenever you can give him a break, you will,” Agarkar had said.

"Because we all know how important he is. But we have also got to see what is in the interest of the team. And when we need him to play, he is always available. We will look after not just him. (Mohammed) Siraj bowls a lot of overs as well. Other guys do play test cricket and will end up having a lot of bowling to do. We will try to manage all the seamers so that we minimise the risk of injury," he had added.

India's T20I squad vs Australia: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.

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