A BCCI official told PTI that Bumrah will be out of the field for six months due to a back injury.
A senior BCCI official said on the condition of anonymity, Bumrah will definitely not play the T20 World Cup. He has a serious back condition. It’s a stress fracture and he could be out for six months.
It is understood that either Deepak Chahar or Mohammed Shami can be included in the main team in place of Bumrah. Both were named as stand-by players for the prestigious tournament by the BCCI.
Bumrah, who played the second and third T20Is against Australia, did not accompany the team to Thiruvananthapuram for the first match of the series against South Africa.
The 28-year-old pacer is the second senior star player to be dropped after Ravindra Jadeja, who is recovering from a knee surgery.
The Indian team is already looking troubled at the moment and Bumrah’s injury has added to the problems for captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid.
“Losing Bumrah and Jadeja would be huge for India. We didn’t expect things to be as they have. They were rested for the Asia Cup to manage their workload. Now that’s a question It remains whether he was fit enough or not to play the Australia series,” the senior official said.
Several senior players have been given adequate rest keeping in mind their workload.
More interestingly, Bumrah has played only five Tests, five ODIs and as many T20Is in 2022 apart from IPL games for Mumbai Indians.
“It’s not a lot of cricket, considering he was rested for the Asia Cup, the West Indies tour and some of the bilateral cricket he played in India. It’s a lot of rest.
“At the moment he is in the NCA and rehab will be long and tough. Yes, the World T20 is important but he is still young and India’s biggest bowling asset. You can’t take that risk with him,” the official said. ,
Back stress fractures do not require surgery but take a long time to heal.
Bumrah doing sling action puts a lot of pressure on his back during loading. Former West Indies fast bowler great Michael Holding had assessed that Bumrah was always a candidate for back injuries.
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