Watch: Rohit Sharma reveals actual purpose behind Jasprit Bumrah getting RULED OUT of IND vs SL ODI collection | Cricket Information

Since Jasprit Bumrah has recovered from the again damage that prevented him from competing within the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia final yr, India captain Rohit Sharma doesn’t wish to take any probabilities with the pacer.

‘Bumrah has been working very onerous at NCA on his rehab.’#TeamIndia Captain @ImRo45 on Jasprit Bumrah’s health standing on the eve of the first ODI in opposition to Sri Lanka.#INDvSL @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/AWQqJTtHr0
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 9, 2023

“Very unlucky. The poor man has been working actually onerous on the NCA. He felt stiffness in his again a few days in the past and if Jasprit Bumrah is saying he’s not feeling effectively, it’s a must to pull him out. We must be additional cautious with Bumrah,” stated India captain Rohit Sharma whereas addressing the pre-match press convention on the eve of the primary ODI in Guwahati. The forthcoming three-match ODI collection in opposition to Sri Lanka, which begins on Tuesday, is not going to characteristic Staff India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, the Board of Management for Cricket (BCCI) said on Monday.

India will play their opening sport of the three-match ODI in opposition to Sri Lanka on Tuesday in Guwahati. The ODIs can be held in Guwahati, Kolkata and Trivandrum on January 10, 12 and 15 respectively. Earlier, the All-India Senior Choice Committee included star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming three-match ODI collection in opposition to Sri Lanka.

Bumrah has not featured in aggressive cricket since September final yr on account of again points. The pacer was additionally dominated out of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup on account of again damage. Whereas Bumrah has remained absent from the nationwide squad, different senior members of the Indian staff, together with skipper Rohit Sharma, vice-captain KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer, have joined the squad in Guwahati.

India’s up to date squad for Sri Lanka ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh.