Last Update: January 09, 2023, 13:23 IST
Jasprit Bumrah played the last T20 match against Australia last year. (AFP photo)
The team management is reportedly wary of risking him at this stage given the huge challenges facing India
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah will reportedly miss the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting January 10 in Guwahati. Bumrah has not played competitive cricket since September 2022 due to a back injury.
According to a report in Cricbuzz, the BCCI doesn’t want to rush the 29-year-old into action considering how things have changed the last time he played for India.
The report said that the recommendation to postpone Bumrah’s international comeback has been made keeping in mind the challenges ahead from the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, which include a four-match Test series against Australia next month, with a big target. It is ODI. World Cup later this year.
While it is not official that Bumrah will not play in the series, the board has left it to the team management to decide whether he should play against Sri Lanka or not.
Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have joined the team in Guwahati, having not been part of the T20I series. India Won 2-1 last week.
Earlier this month, the BCCI issued a statement on Bumrah’s availability for the Sri Lanka ODI series after injury issues ruled him out of last year’s Asia Cup and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup due to a back injury. Was.
“The pacer has undergone rehabilitation and has been declared fit by the national Cricket Academy (NCA). He will soon join Team India’s ODI squad,” the BCCI statement read.
Bumrah made a brief comeback during a T20I series against Australia at home before being dropped again after playing in two out of three matches.
Indian squad for Sri Lanka ODI: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.
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