CHAPTER 1Injured Jasprit Bumrah in doubt

for the T20 World Cup

Fast bowler to undergo fresh scans after missing the first T20I against South Africa with a
back injury
ESPNcricinfo staff
2 hrs ago

India are facing the prospect of a T20 World Cup without their leading bowler  •  Associated Press
India's T20 World Cup campaign is facing the prospect of a huge setback with
spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in doubt for the tournament because of a back injury. Bumrah
travelled to Bengaluru on Wednesday to undergo fresh scans on his back, and the results
are awaited.
Bumrah had missed the Asia Cup in August and September with a back injury but was
then picked for the subsequent home T20I series against Australia and South Africa. He
played the second and third T20Is against Australia on September 23 and 25, returning
figures of 1 for 23 and 0 for 50, before missing the first match against South Africa on
September 28 because of back pain.
"Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain during India's practice session on Tuesday," the
BCCI said on Twitter after the toss of the first T20I against South Africa. "The BCCI
medical team assessed him. He is ruled out of the first #INDvSA T20I."
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PTI, however, reported on Thursday that the fast bowler would miss the T20 World Cup,
quoting a BCCI official who said Bumrah could be out of action for months. "Bumrah is
not going to play the World T20 for sure. He has a serious back condition," the BCCI
official told PTI. "It's a stress fracture and he could be out for a period of six months."
If it is indeed a stress fracture of the back, it will be Bumrah's second such injury in the
last three years. The fast bowler was diagnosed with a "minor stress fracture in his lower
back" in September 2019, an injury that sidelined him for about three months.
India have two fast bowlers - Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar - in their reserves
for the World Cup. Teams that have directly qualified for the Super 12 round of the
tournament - as India have - can make changes to their squad without ICC permission till
October 15.
If Bumrah doesn't make the cut, he will be the second major player that India will miss at
the tournament, after allrounder Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out by a knee injury.
India are in Group 2 in the Super 12 round of the T20 World Cup, along with Pakistan,
South Africa, Bangladesh and two teams from the qualifying round. India begin their
campaign against Pakistan at the MCG on October 23.
India T20 World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-capt), Virat Kohli,
Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik
(wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit
Bumrah*, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Reserve players: Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.