India vs Sri Lanka: Jasprit Bumrah set to miss Sri Lanka ODI series

The
bowler
has
been
out
of
action
since
September
2022
due
to
a
back
injury
and
missed
out
T20
World
Cup
in
Australia.

Bumrah
was
initially
added
to
the
India
squad
for
the
Sri
Lanka
ODIs
after
the
recommendation
of
the
selection
committee.

“The
All-India
Selection
Committee
has
included
pacer
Jasprit
Bumrah
in
India’s
ODI
squad
for
the
upcoming
Mastercard
3-match
ODI
series
against
Sri
Lanka,”
a
BCCI
statement
read
that
was
released
earlier.

However,
now
BCCI
has
decided
to
revoke
his
name
from
the
squad
as
they
don’t
want
to
rush
Bumrah
and
want
to
give
some
extended
time
for
him
to
recover.
It
also
emerged
that
the
primary
concern
came
from
NCA
staff
who
advised
to
take
things
slow,
especially
with
the
Australia
Test
Series
around
the
corner.

There
are
also
reports
that
the
fast-bowler
will
be
available
for
the
New
Zealand
ODI
series
that
follows
right
after
from
January
18.
So
far,
no
replacement
for
Bumrah
has
been
announced
by
BCCI
and
the
apex
body
of
Indian
cricket
hasn’t
made
any
formal
communication.

Apart
from
Bumrah,
who
didn’t
travel
to
Guwahati
with
the
team,
all
the
other
players
who
were
not
part
of
the
T20I
squad
have
joined
the
team
in
the
Assam
capital.
India
captain
Rohit
Sharma,
Virat
Kohli,
Shreyas
Iyer
all
are
already
in
Guwahati
as
team
India
prepare
for
the
ODI
series.