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Senior Seamer Jasprit Bumrah’s return to action has now been delayed further after failing to recover fully from his lower back stress fracture as the senior India pacer was on Monday ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Bumrah was named in the squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka, starting Tuesday, but BCCI’s support staff and medical team have collectively decided that his “return to play” will be delayed, keeping the all-important Border Gavaskar Trophy in mind.
“Bumrah hasn’t travelled with the team to Guwahati. He still needs some more time to get back to full fitness as he will be needed during the Australia Test series,” a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
