Jasprit Bumrah has gone to NCA, waiting for official confirmation on fitness: India coach Rahul Dravid
India Today
India head coach Rahul Dravid opened up on the reports of Jasprit Bumrah getting ruled out of the T20 World Cup, saying that the team management will remain hopeful till there is an official confirmation.
India head coach Rahul Dravid said that pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has gone to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and the team management is waiting for official confirmation on his injury before ruling him out of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
Earlier, there were reports that Bumrah is likely to miss the T20 World Cup 2022 due to a stress fracture in his back. However, there has been no official word from the BCCI on Bumrah's status for the World Cup and he is still part of India's squad.
Notably, Bumrah was ruled out of India's remaining two T20I matches against the visiting South African team due to a back stress fracture. The BCCI announced on September 30 that pacer Mohammad Siraj would replace the injured Bumrah for the remaining matches.
"So as of now, (Bumrah) officially has been ruled out, as you know, from this series against South Africa. He has gone to the NCA. And we are waiting for the official confirmation on the next steps. So, as of now, officially, he is only out of this series, but we'll see what happens over the next few days. And, and once we get some official confirmation, then we'll be able to share that," Dravid said in the press conference.
"I honestly haven't gone deeply into the medical reports. I mean, I rely on the experts to tell me what is happening. He is being assessed. And we'll know in due course, whether he's what happens in the future. And obviously, till he is completely ruled out till I get official confirmation that he is ruled out, we will always be hopeful. We will always hope for the best not just for us as a team, but also just as individuals, we will always hope for the best for the remainder of the matches," Dravid added.
It is understood that either Deepak Chahar or Mohammed Shami could replace Bumrah if he is ruled out from the main squad. Both were named as stand-by players for the prestigious tournament by the BCCI. Bumrah, who played the second and third T20 against Australia, was ruled out of the T20I series against South Africa due to a back injury.
The Indian team is already looking unsettled at the moment and Bumrah's injury has only compounded the woes for skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid.
