India's senior speedster Jasprit Bumrah has made a surprise entry and has been included in Men in Blue's squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka which is set to start from January 10. Marred by the string of injuries, Bumrah will make his international comeback after more than three months now in the home series against the Island Nation. The premier pacer has been declared fit by the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) gave this major update on Twitter with a post that read," The All-India Senior Selection Committee has included pacer Jasprit Bumrah in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming Mastercard 3-match ODI series against Sri Lanka."
India's pace spearhead last featured for the Men in Blues in the T20Is series against Australia at home back in September in 2022. Struggling with the stress fracture in his back, Bumrah was also ruled out of the marquee T20 World Cup 2022. His return will strengthen Team India's pace attack which hasn't really put up a good show in a while.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has included pacer Jasprit Bumrah in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming Mastercard 3-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Bumrah was out of cricketing action since September 2022 and was also ruled out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup due to a back injury. The pacer has undergone rehabilitation and has been declared fit by the National Cricket Academy (NCA). He will be joining the Team India ODI squad soon,” the media advisory released by BCCI secretary Jay Shah read.
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, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.
India's squad for Sri Lanka T20Is: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi and Mukesh Kumar.
India vs Sri Lanka Full schedule
Date Match Details Venue Time (IST)
January 3 India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 7:00 PM
January 5 India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune 7:00 PM
January 7 India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot 7:00 PM
January 10 India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 1:30 PM
January 12 India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI Eden Gardens, Kolkata 1:30 PM
January 15 India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 1:30 PM
