There has been a lot of discussion lately over star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah becoming the Indian cricket team skipper in the near future.
In a recent interaction, Bumrah said that it is time for fast bowlers to be considered for captaincy and even called himself his "favourite captain".
However, former India wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik is not in favour of Bumrah becoming the captain and he said that the fast bowler needs to be protected.
During an interaction on Cricbuzz, Karthik called Bumrah 'like a Kohinoor diamond' and said that he should be made to play only in important matches for the side. "For a fast bowler like Bumrah, his fitness needs to be monitored and he needs to be protected as a player and only made to play in important matches, I keep saying this about Bumrah, he is like a Kohinoor diamond, we got to protect him, take care of him, make sure that he lasts as long as possible because whenever Bumrah plays in any format he makes an impact and that's what we want." "Everything right ...