Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Asia Cup due to injury: Report

Bengaluru, Aug 8: India suffered a big blow as senior fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be unavailable for the upcoming Asia Cup T20 due to a back injury. As per reports, Bumrah’s injury will take time to heal and he is set to be ruled out of the upcoming tournament.

The All India Selection Committee is set to select India’s squad on Monday, but it’s not clear if the announcement will be made on the same day.

Confirming Bumrah’s unavailability a senior BCCI official told PTI on the condition of anonymity, “Jasprit Bumrah has a back injury and will not play in the Asia Cup. He is our main bowler and we would like him to be back in action before T20 World Cup. WE can't risk him in Asia Cup and the injury could aggravate."

Bumrah was last seen in action during India’s away ODI series against England. The senior bowler was then rested from the rubber against West Indies and also India’s upcoming one against Zimbabwe.

However, it is understood that the back issue will keep him out for some time and he will need to do rehabilitation work at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru before being deemed fit for the white-ball home series against Australia and south Africa in September-October.

Bumrah had had similar issues few years ago and was out for a considerable amount of time. Currently, the pacer is holidaying with his family in the United States. Bumrah's injury is a setback for the Indian team as he would need some matches to get into the groove after a long lay-off which will be more than two months.

While he is an automatic choice as and when he makes a comeback, the same can't be said about someone like Avesh Khan, who, if given a chance in the Asia Cup, would like to prove his worth to remain in the mix.

Source: PTI