New Delhi: India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2022 scheduled to be played in Australia in October due to an injury, according to BCCI sources – as reported by News Agency PTI. Bumrah, who was part of the India squad for the series against South Africa, missed the first T20I match on Wednesday due to back pain and was being closely monitored by the BCCI medical team.
According to sources close to PTI, Bumrah will be out of action for four to six months. This is a big blow to India’s chances in the upcoming T20 World Cup and with Ravindra Jadeja already out of the tournament for the Rohit-Sharma-led side, India will now have to reassess their plan for the big tournament.
Jasprit Bumrah out of T20 World Cup with back stress fracture: BCCI sources
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 29, 2022
Breaking News: Jasprit Bumrah is out of World T20 with a serious back stress fracture injury. No surgery reqd but out for 4-6 months as per sources. He didn’t travel with team to Trivandrum.#Cricket #Indiancricketteam
— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) September 29, 2022
BCCI, on Wednesday revealed the reason behind Bumrah not playing the first T20I vs South Africa and said, “Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain during India’s practice session on Tuesday. The BCCI Medical Team assessed him. He is ruled out of the first #INDvSA T20I.”
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Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain during India’s practice session on Tuesday. The BCCI Medical Team assessed him. He is ruled out of the first #INDvSA T20I.#TeamIndia
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 28, 2022
The only good news in all this will be the fact that India pacer Mohammed Shami, who was initially not picked in the T20 squad for the World Cup and was kept as a stand by, has returned a Covid-19 negative report after testing positive and although his chances of participating in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa is next to impossible, he would eyeing a spot in the T20 World Cup in place of Bumrah.
More to follow…
