Gautam Gambhir hails Indian star as 'An Honour, Not a Luxury'

After a well-deserved rest following the T20 World Cup, Bumrah is now geared up to make his comeback in the Indian team for the first Test against Bangladesh. The match is scheduled to commence at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on September 19.

Gambhir, who took over the coaching charge of the Indian team during the Sri Lanka tour, shared his first impression of Bumrah after having him on his first red-ball assignment as the team's head coach.

"Bumrah is the best fast bowler in the world in all three formats. It has not happened many times in India that we have started talking about bowlers now. It has always been about batters. India, at one stage, was a batter-obsessed nation. You have to give credit to Bumrah, [Mohammed] Shami, [Mohammed] Siraj, [Ravichandran] Ashwin, and [Ravindra] Jadeja," Gambhir said in the pre-match press conference.

While many referred to Bumrah as a luxury to have in the team but Gambhir said it's an honour to have him in the side and sitting in the dressing room.

"I think what he has done in T20 format in West Indies to what he can do in red-ball cricket, what he did against England. So I feel that yes, it is actually not even a luxury. I think it's really an honour that we've got someone like Bumrah playing for us and sitting in that dressing room. We can make a change, we can make a difference at any stage of the game. So yes, hopefully, we can do the same in this series and going forward as well," he added.