Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah played only three tests matches from the five match series against England. It was already decided that Bumrah is going to participate in the three tests. However there are high hopes from him to play the decider one.
There was eight days gap between each tests, people were expecting him to play the final test and push his limits and put his body on the line for his team. However, BCCI said in a press release that “Mr Jasprit Bumrah has been released from India’s squad for the fifth Test of the series against England. The fifth and final Test of the series is underway at Kennington Oval, London,“.
BCCI also confirmed that “Unfortunately, Bumrah is suffering from a knee injury. The good thing is that it’s not a major one and won’t require surgery. The BCCI medical team is currently awaiting his scan reports,”.
“There is an Asia Cup around the corner, the T20 World Cup is also there. He would want to play those events. Considering his body, he can’t play every game. He needs to be managed with extra care. Playing him at The Oval would have been a huge risk,”.
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