Bumrah has been ruled out of the big-ticket tournament due to a stress fracture, it was first reported by PTI on September 29.
Bumrah’s absence will certainly affect India’s chances in the marquee event in Australia as death bowling is still a gray area.
The BCCI was awaiting the medical report while the pacer did his rehab at the National Cricket Academy, but it was already decided that he would be out for months.
“The BCCI medical team has dropped Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad. The decision was taken after a detailed assessment and consultation with experts,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a statement.
Bumrah was initially ruled out of the ongoing three-match T20I series against South Africa due to a back injury.
While BCCI will soon replace Bumrah in the squad for the marquee tournament, Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar will find a place in the main squad. Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Umran Malik’s name is expected to appear in the stand-by list.
Bumrah has a history of back problems due to his unconventional front-on action, which puts a lot of weight on his back.
In 2019 too he was ruled out for three months with a minor stress fracture, but this time, it could be a case of no show for at least four to six months.
This year, Bumrah has played only 5 games in each of the three formats apart from 14 matches for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.
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