Bumrah and India are racing towards the clock with the T20 World Cup simply round the nook. The crew leaves for Australia on October 6 and can play their first match of the match two weeks later.
“I haven’t gone deeply into the medical reports,” Dravid mentioned. “I rely on the experts to tell me what it is. They ruled him out for this series, and he’s being assessed. We’ll know in due course what happens in the future. Obviously, till he’s completely ruled out, till I get official confirmation that he’s ruled out, we’ll always be hopeful, right? We’ll always hope for the best, for us as a team, and also for Jasprit as an individual. We will always hope for the best.
“As of now, formally he has been dominated out of this T20 collection towards South Africa – these two video games. He has gone to the NCA, and we’re ready for the official confirmation on the subsequent steps. We will see what occurs over the subsequent few days, and as soon as we get some official confirmation, we’ll be capable to share that.”
Bumrah is only just returning from a back injury, which sidelined him for two months between July and September 2022. He led India’s attack in two of the three T20Is against Australia earlier this month, with the captain Rohit Sharma saying it was pleasing to see the fast bowler in full throttle.
But during practice before the first T20I against South Africa, Bumrah complained of back pain and was taken for scans in Thiruvananthapuram where it was revealed that he was suffering from a stress-related injury. He has since been rushed to Bengaluru, where the National Cricket Academy, is located and is in the care of the board’s medical team along with some independent experts who have been hired to take care of him and figure out a way forward.
Given those options, Dravid is not pressing the panic button just yet. “I feel we have been very clear about the type of expertise that we wish in the 15. I feel for me that’s actually essential, the type of squad that we picked for the World Cup – barring injury, what have been the type of expertise that we have been in search of, completely different type of bowlers, sure batting expertise – so all of these issues, with out going into an excessive amount of element, we have at all times been very clear about it, and I feel to a big extent we have managed to get every little thing.
“Not everything will be perfect, at times due to injury, due to many other factors. I think, in terms of the skills in the squad, everyone being fit, as we go ahead from here on in, I think we’re quite comfortable that we’ve got all the skills that will allow us to play different combinations and different kinds of XIs based on the different wickets that we might get in Australia and the different oppositions.
“I feel that is actually essential in a match like the World Cup the place you play in 5 completely different venues, or 4 completely different venues in our case in the league stage, after which hopefully onwards, and also you play towards 5 completely different groups, so you actually need to have that little bit of versatility and adaptability in your squad that means that you can change up issues if it’s worthwhile to towards a selected opposition. I feel we have been very clear with that – sure, I imply clearly, over the previous couple of collection, we in all probability have not been in a position to play that squad because of a spread of causes, and that may occur, however I feel that the majority of the guys in the 15 now have had a reasonably first rate quantity of cricket, no less than in the final six months right here.”
Teams which have straight certified for the Super 12 spherical of the T20 World Cup – as India have – could make adjustments to their squad with out ICC permission until October 15.