The All-India Senior Selection Committee from BCCI has named Mohammed Siraj as the replacement of Jasprit Bumrah on Friday for the remainder of the T20I series against South Africa.
The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to give the official announcement. The board also gave an update on Bumrah’s health and said that Bumrah has sustained a back injury and is currently under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team.
This has come to be a huge blow for India as their best pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who just made a come back after four months in the India vs Australia T20 Series, complained of niggle just before the first T20 match against South Africa and now the fast bowler has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 due to back stress fracture.
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While an official confirmation from the Board of Control from Cricket in India is awaited, the signs have not been great as Bumrah pulled out of India’s series opener against South Africa and now Mohammed Siraj will replace the pacer for the ongoing T20 series against proteas.
For the unversed, Jasprit Bumrah had also missed the Asia Cup 2022 due to his back problem, and was training at the National Cricket Academy. However, he played the last two T20Is against Australia but has now against sustained a back injury.
This is a very huge loss for India has the return of Jassie had made the Indian bowling attack look a bit stronger as most if the bowlers like Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel are dealing with luckless innings and poor form. The only hope for India is Harshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar at the moment. And Mohammed Shami, who’s place in the squad can add in a lot of experience and enthusiasm in the Indian bowling attack is still under scanner.
The updated Indian India squad for South Africa T20Is:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed and Mohammed Siraj.
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