Will Jasprit Bumrah fit before Champions Trophy: India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been included in the 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy, but will he be fully fit before the tournament. There is no update regarding this. Bumrah was injured during the Sydney Test, due to which he did not bowl on the last day of the match. Before the Champions Trophy, India has to play a three-match ODI series against England and Bumrah is not a part of the team for the first two matches of that series.
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar revealed that Bumrah would not be fit for the first two ODIs against England, forcing Harshit Rana to be included in his place as they await an update from the medical team on the key fast bowler’s condition. Have been.
According to the report of Times of India, Jasprit Bumrah will be scanned on February 2 and only after that further decision will be taken. The fast bowler has been asked to rest for five weeks and both the medical team and the management will get clarity after another round of scans in February. Bumrah was injured at the end of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and was not able to bowl in the second innings of the final Test in Sydney due to a back muscle strain, after which he was scanned.
Agarkar said, “We will probably get more information about his fitness in the next week or so. It would be better if BCCI updates about it. What I tell may not be correct. I am not wrong because I know he was asked to stay away from bowling for five weeks, starting from the first week of February.” He said, “We will probably know a little more by that time. I am sure BCCI can say something to the physio.”
Meanwhile, the report of ESPNcricinfo claims that Jasprit Bumrah will test his match fitness by playing in the third ODI against England on 12th February in Ahmedabad. The Indian selectors and team management hope that this plan will prove effective and Bumrah will be ready to play the Champions Trophy.
According to the report, Bumrah’s injury is stress related. Although the first round of scans did not reveal a stress fracture in his back, it is understood that the problem Bumrah suffered was related to his workload in the five Test matches in Australia. He bowled 151.2 overs in nine innings in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and took 32 wickets at an average of 13.06.
When Agarkar was asked whether the selectors have decided to include a reserve player in case Bumrah is not fit on time, he said, “Just hoping that Bumrah is fit. If he If it doesn’t fit, we’ll talk about it.”
Before the Champions Trophy, India will play three ODIs against England on 6, 9 and 12 February – their first ODI since the Sri Lanka tour in August last year. India are in Group A of the Champions Trophy and will start their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20, followed by Pakistan on February 23 and New Zealand on March 2. India will play all its matches in Dubai.
India’s team for Champions Trophy and England ODI
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Harshit Rana has been kept as the backup of Jasprit Bumrah for the series against England.
