Jasprit Bumrah was injured during the final Sydney Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy played in Australia.
Star Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah could be ruled out of the group stage of the ICC Champions Trophy to be held next month. According to Indian Express, Bumrah has a swollen back. For this, he was asked to report to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. His recovery will be followed here.
Bumrah suffered a minor back problem during the second day of the Sydney Test against Australia, after which he underwent a scan. Then he couldn’t participate in the match.
The ICC Champions Trophy will begin on February 19. India will play their first match against Bangladesh on February 20.
Expected to be fully fit by the first week of March, the Indian selectors met in Mumbai on Saturday to choose the team for the T20 series against England. According to the report, during this period, he received information about Bumrah’s health condition. According to a BCCI source, Bumrah is expected to be fully fit by the first week of March. Before that, there will be three weeks left at NCA. Even after his recovery, he will have to play one or two matches in NCA, even if they are practice matches, which will be played to see his fitness.
Bumrah, the leading wicket-taker in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, took the maximum 32 wickets in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Bumrah bowled 151 overs in 5 matches in this series. He took 32 wickets during this period.
Delay in announcing squad for Champions Trophy The BCCI on Saturday announced the squad for the home T-20 series against England. It was expected that the squad for the Champions Trophy would also be announced on the same day, but this did not happen. The deadline to announce the squad for the Champions Trophy is today, January 12, but BCCI has requested ICC to extend the deadline. Team changes can be made until February 12.
The selectors are mulling over whether Bumrah should be included in the 15-member squad or whether he should be included in the list of reserve players for the tournament.
The Indian team will play all their matches in Dubai. India will play all their matches in Dubai only, Bangladesh and New Zealand are also part of the team group. A semi-final will also be played in Dubai itself. If India reaches the final, this match will also take place in Dubai. While the remaining 10 matches of the tournament will be played in Pakistan. The Champions Trophy will be held after 8 years, last time in 2017, Pakistan won the title by defeating India in the final.
India will begin the campaign against Bangladesh. India is in Group A. Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand are in the team group. The second group includes Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan. There will be 2 semi-finals on March 4 and 5, while the final will be played on March 9.
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