Jasprit Bumrah T20 World Cup: There is good news for Indian cricket fans. Yes… India’s star bowler Jasprit Bumrah is still likely to play in the World Cup. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has indicated so. Talking to the media, Sourav Ganguly still has hopes from Jasprit Bumrah. It has been said that he can play in the World Cup.
The World Cup is two to three weeks away. Earlier also there was discussion in the media that Jasprit Bumrah has been injured. The media quoted BCCI sources as saying that Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the World Cup. But on Friday, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly rubbished the news and indicated that there are still hopes of Bumrah playing in the World Cup.
BCCI is eyeing Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness. Along with this, efforts are being made to recover his injury as soon as possible. Therefore, the BCCI has not yet announced the name of the bowler who will replace Jasprit Bumrah. So there is news that Jasprit Bumrah is still hoping to play in the World Cup.
Jasprit Bumrah is currently working on fitness at NCA in Bangalore. Doctors at NCA are monitoring his fitness. Jasprit Bumrah is likely to play in the World Cup. The medical team is working on Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness test and scan. According to sources, there is little hope of Jasprit Bumrah going to Australia with Team India on October 5. But if Jasprit Bumrah recovers from the injury, it is likely that he will go to Australia later. So the selection committee cannot announce the replacement player for Jasprit Bumrah.
Jasprit Bumrah’s injury raises concern
India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has already been ruled out of the team due to a knee injury. After that the team’s young all-rounder Deepak Hooda had to be ruled out of the T20 series against South Africa due to a back injury. After that Jasprit Bumrah’s injury has increased the concern of Team India. According to BCCI sources, Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to play in the World Cup due to injury. Bumrah’s injury has added to India’s worries.
Indian team for T20 World Cup:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Hardik Pandya, R.K. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Reserves – Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.
