Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka Tests as India refuse to gamble with star pacer's fitness
Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka due to a knee injury.
Swelling in Bumrah's knee proved more serious than initially anticipated, prompting BCCI's Sports Science team to advise against rushing him back.
Bumrah sustained the injury during the ODI series against England last month and missed the third match at Lord's.
He had cleared fitness tests initially but continued to experience discomfort; an injection was part of a long-term injury management plan.
Auqib Nabi and Yash Thakur are expected to be considered as replacements; Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana are also ruled out.
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