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According to a report in PTI, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been diagnosed with a back stress fracture and will miss the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2022, dealing a serious setback to the Indian National Cricket Team.
Before the Asia Cup 2022, Jasprit Bumrah sustained a back ailment that prevented him from competing in the international competition. In the second T20I encounter of the three-match series against Australia, he recently returned to the team. The great bowler was supposed to play in the first T20I of the three-match T20I series against South Africa, but he was forced to withdraw because of a back injury.
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During India’s practice on Tuesday, Jasprit Bumrah expressed back pain. The Medical Team of the BCCI assessed him. He will not play in the first T20I,” BCCI had tweeted. Many twitter cricket fans react that Jasprit Bumrah will recover at the time of IPL 2023 as ruled out from the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup with a back stress fracture. The renowned paceman Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 and may be side-lined for six months as a result of a back stress fracture, according to PTI.
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The World T20 will undoubtedly be Bumrah’s last opportunity to play. His back issue is severe. The stress fracture could prevent him from working for six months”. A senior BCCI representative informed PTI. In the meantime, India has two pacers in the reserves for the ICC Men’s T20 World 2022, Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar, and one of the pacers is expected to be called up to the main team.
The loss of Bumrah is a severe setback for India’s ambitions of doing well in the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. The eighth iteration of the international competition, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, is slated to take place from October 16 to November 13.
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