Big blow for Team India as Jasprit Bumrah officially ruled out of the T20 World Cup

BCCI has officially confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 which is scheduled to be played in Australia from October 16 due to a back injury. The decision was taken following a detailed assessment and in consultation with the specialists. Bumrah was initially ruled out from the ongoing three-match T20I series against South Africa due to a back injury. The BCCI will be naming a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah in the squad for the marquee tournament soon.

Who will replace Jasprit Bumrah?

India has put a lot of effort into getting ready for the T20 World Cup. They played T20Is in Ireland, England, the Caribbean, and the UAE over the course of the past three months, in addition to the home series against Australia and South Africa. At the ICC competition, India is in Group 2 with Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, and two qualifiers.
Following their October 23 encounter against Pakistan at the MCG, they will play on October 27, against a qualifier in Sydney, on October 30, against South Africa in Perth, on November 2, against Bangladesh in Adelaide, and on November 6. (vs qualifier in Melbourne).

Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of the T20 World Cup,
The BCCI Medical team has ruled out the Jasprit Bumrah from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. #JaspritBumrah @Jaspritbumrah93@ICC @BCCI pic.twitter.com/HqoM2LhVt3 — Krishna Giri  (@PnditRamKrishna) October 3, 2022

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, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

Reserve players: Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar