IND v SL 2023: Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of ODI series against Sri Lanka, confirms BCCI

Bumrah was supposed to make his comeback after a lengthy injury lay-off.

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who was supposed to make his comeback to the India team after a lengthy injury lay-off, has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.

BCCI issued a statement on Monday (January 9), confirming that Bumrah won’t take part in the 50-over series as he needs some more time to build bowling resilience.

“Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Bumrah, who was set to join the team in Guwahati ahead of the ODI series, will need some more time to build bowling resilience. This decision has been taken as a precautionary measure,” BCCI’s official release said.

“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has not named any replacement for Jasprit Bumrah,” it added.

Notably, Bumrah is struggling with injuries lately. He missed the Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup last year due to a back injury.  

The ODI series between India and Sri Lanka is slated to get underway on January 10 in Guwahati.

India’s updated 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, Akshar Patel, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.