Jasprit Bumrah Delivers Bad News To BCCI Ahead Of England Tests Squad Selection: ‘Body Can’t…’ – Report

According to a report. India will play a series of five -game tests against England from June 20, and the BCCI should announce the team on Saturday May 24. After pillars of the Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli pillars, the majority of players who were part of the Australia tour should keep their place. However, some new faces will go to England as part of the senior team.

According to a report in The Indian ExpressBumrah is unlikely to play five games because he informed the BCCI that his body cannot make the number of more than 3 test games. “Jasprit Bumrah already informing the Board of Directors that his body cannot have more than three test games, the selection committee was known to be in a dilemma on the opportunity to fly with a similar quantity,” said the report.

Bumrah had played the five tests against Australia, before undergoing a back injury during the fifth and last match when India lost the 1-3 series. He led the team in the match after Rohit decided to withdraw from the game due to a bad shape.

Bumrah’s unavailability for the whole series is as huge as its Bowling Mohammed Shami partner is unlikely to board the plane for England.

Shami, who is capable of Bowl for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has not necessarily built the workload required for the high requirements of test cricket, according to Espncricinfo. His latest appearance for India in the configuration of the red ball dates back to the final of the world testing championship against Australia in 2023.

According to Espncricinfo, a member of medical staff of the Cricket Control Council in India (BCCI) went to Lucknow this week to assess Shami’s fitness level before the Hyderabad match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday.

It was not confirmed if the selectors decided to abandon Shami for the series. However, it is very likely that they will play safe and abandon Shami unless a favorable report comes from medical staff.

The 34 -year -old man remained away from the action on the ground for more than a year due to an ankle injury. Shami successfully recovered from ankle surgery in February 2024 but began to suffer from right knee pain, for which he asked for treatment.

(With Ani entries)