The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Monday, confirmed that Team India’s frontline pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been dominated out of the upcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled to start on October 16 in Australia.
Notably, Bumrah was lately dominated out of the continued T20I sequence in opposition to South Africa because of again ache. He was taken for scans in Trivandrum after which despatched to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. However, no optimistic end result got here out for the Men in Blue and BCCI confirmed Bumrah’s ruling out from the T20 World Cup.
Now the large query seems in entrance of selectors as to who will exchange the right-arm pacer on the world showpiece occasion. Speaking on the identical, former Australia all-rounder, Shane Watson has picked a super candidate for Bumrah.
Watson reckoned that aspiring pacer Mohammed Siraj ought to exchange Bumrah as he’s nice with the brand new ball and has improved his white ball abilities in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“The player I would put in if Jasprit’s not available is Mohammad Siraj because of the firepower he presents. Without Bumrah, that’s the one thing India won’t necessarily have, which is vital on Australian wickets on the bigger grounds with the pace and bounce,” mentioned Watson whereas talking on The ICC Review present.
“Siraj is great with the brand new ball. He is fast, he swings the ball away, but also, his defensive skills are pretty good. And he’s got better over the last couple of years, with what we’ve seen in the IPL. So, for me, he’s probably going to be the one who is going to have the most impact,” he added.