Jasprit Bumrah Likely to be Ruled Out of India’s Squad Due to Injury – Report
New Delhi: In what would come as a major setback for India, pace-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is likely to miss the upcoming Asia Cup due to a back injury. Being the premier bowler of the side and with the much-awaited T20 World Cup coming up, Bumrah’s presence would have been crucial to India’s plans. Reports in PTI suggest, Bumrah will not be up for selection as well.
Rohit and the team management has made it clear these games would be used to prepare in the best manner for the upcoming T20 World Cup later in the year. It would be interesting to see if players like Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi make the squad.
Asia Cup India Squad Probable:
1. Rohit Sharma (C)
2. KL Rahul
3. Virat Kohli
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Rishabh Pant (WK)
6. Hardik Pandya (VC)
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Dinesh Karthik
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. Md Siraj
11. Yuzvendra Chahal
12. Arshdeep Singh
13. Deepak Hooda
With so many players to pick from, BCCI would find it a difficult job. It would be interesting to see who are the players who get picked and the ones who miss out. India will play their Asia Cup opener against Pakistan on August 28. That is expected to be a mouthwatering contest.
The Indian team has been on the move over the past two months. They first toured Ireland which happened simultaneously with the tour of England. Then the team moved to West Indies for a white-ball leg. Now Team India is set to play a bilateral series against Zimbabwe before getting started with their Asia Cup campaign.