EXCLUSIVE: Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka Test series
Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle, due to discomfort in his left knee.
The BCCI medical team at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) advised against pushing Bumrah back into cricket, prioritizing a full recovery.
Bumrah had received an injection for the knee issue last month, but complete recovery is taking longer than anticipated.
Auqib Nabi, a 29-year-old from Jammu & Kashmir, is the front-runner to replace Bumrah in the squad.
India's pace attack for the series includes Mohammed Siraj, Gurnoor Brar, and Prasidh Krishna.
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