Bumrah to skip Ranji game after consulting Ganguly, will directly play T20s vs Sri Lanka

It looks like wait to watch star pacer Jasprit Bumrah steaming in to bowl might just get extended a little more as reports have revealed that Bumrah will t be playing his much-awaited Ranji Trophy game for Gujrat against Kerala. death over specialist will w play in T20s against Sri Lanka in January directly, as he makes his comeback after nearly five months of being out of action. It has been learnt that Bumrah did t want his comeback to be rigorous and hence shared his concerns with BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and or board members. On Ganguly's advice, Bumrah will w focus on white-ball cricket, making sure his comeback is smooth as star pacer is integral to India's T20 squad for World Cup in Australia next year.

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Bumrah to skip Ranji game

According to reports, Jasprit Bumrah had conveyed to BCCI President Sourav Ganguly that while he believed in working hard to make a comeback, he did t want it to be hectic, reby ensuring that he will be fit to play a long season of cricket starting from beginning of next year. BCCI President Ganguly has reportedly directed Bumrah to focus on white-ball cricket for w. national selection panel had also asked Gujarat team manment to allow Bumrah to only bowl four to eight overs per day since he was making a comeback post an injury. However, state team rejected idea of national selection panel and said that it wasn't in ir scheme of things if Bumrah does t complete his full quota being a bowler in ir side. refore, Ganguly's intervention will w mean re will be a slight diversion from protocol and Bumrah will w head straight into international cricket.  

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Bumrah returns to cricket in January

Fit-again pacer Jasprit Bumrah returned to India's T20 and ODI squads for next month's home assignments against Sri Lanka and Australia, while top batsman Rohit Sharma was rested from T20s in squads anunced on Monday. Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who had a deep gash on his knee which required 25 stitches, has also made a comeback to both squads, chairman of selectors M S K Prasad anunced after a meeting of five-member panel here.  Bumrah had been laid low by a stress fracture of back and recently bowled during India's net session ahead of second ODI against West Indies in Visakhapatnam.

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