Stand-in captain <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/jasprit-bumrah-to-lead-india-in-crucial-test-against-england-23233852" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> will live up to his life&rsquo;s motto as he leads India here today in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who has been hit by COVID-19.
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&ldquo;Accept the challenge is my motto and that&rsquo;s how I will go about things. I&rsquo;m not thinking of a draw,&rdquo; said Bumrah on Thursday. His interaction with the media was bereft of tall talk. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not worried. I&rsquo;m not threatening [the opposition] and I&rsquo;m not being threatened,&rdquo; said Bumrah, who revealed he has been having conversations with Rohit and ex-skipper <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/india-coach-rahul-dravid-lauds-virat-kohli-doesnt-worry-about-his-century-drought-23233746" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Virat Kohli</a>. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes emphasised that he would like to see in-form batsman <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/england-batsman-joe-root-lauds-phenomenal-jonny-bairstow-after-3-0-whitewash-over-nz-23233417" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Jonny Bairstow</a> continue playing fearlessly.

“Accept the challenge is my motto and that’s how I will go about things. I’m not thinking of a draw,” said Bumrah on Thursday. His interaction with the media was bereft of tall talk

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