Mohd. Siraj Replaces Injured Jasprit Bumrah For Remainder Of T20I Series Against South Africa: BCCI

Bumrah is the second valuable player to be ruled out after Ravindra Jadeja who is also recuperating from knee surgery. 

Mohd. Siraj

New Delhi: Mohd. Siraj replaces injured Jasprit Bumrah for the remainder of the T20I series against South Africa, the BCCI announced on Friday

Bumrah has sustained a back injury and is currently under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team.

🚨 NEWS 🚨: Mohd. Siraj replaces injured Jasprit Bumrah in T20I squad. #TeamIndia | #INDvSA

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— BCCI (@BCCI) September 30, 2022

Earlier,  just before the first T20 match against South Africa, Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain and had been ruled out of the match at Thiruvananthapuram. Bumrah also missed the Asia Cup due to his back problem and he made a comeback in the last two T20Is against Australia. 

“Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain during India’s practice session on Tuesday. The BCCI Medical Team assessed him. He is ruled out of the first #INDvSA T20I," BCCI tweeted.  Bumrah also missed the Asia Cup due to his back problem and made a comeback in the last two T20Is against Australia.

 A senior BCCI official told PTI, "Bumrah is not going to play the World T20 for sure. He has a serious back condition. It's a stress fracture and he could be out for a period of six months".

The 35-year-old said that Bumrah sustained a niggle in the practice session. Since Bumrah will not be taking part in the T20 World Cup,  the Indian team management is anticipated to pick a player between Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar to fill his void. 

Bumrah is the second valuable player to be ruled out after Ravindra Jadeja who is also recuperating from knee surgery. 

The second and third T20I between India and South Africa are scheduled on the October 2 and 4 in Guwahati and Indore, respectively.