Rohit Sharma reveals real reason behind last-minute exclusion of Jasprit Bumrah from squad

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma returns to ODI squ for series against Sri lanka and during pre-match conference ahe of 1st ODI, Rohit Sharma revealed that Jasprit Bumrah won't be part of team for this series.

Jasprit Bumrah was out of cricketing action since September 2022 and was also ruled out of ICC Men's T20 World Cup due to a back injury. pacer has undergone rehabilitation and has been declared fit by National Cricket Acemy (NCA). pace bowler for named in squ for series against Sri lanka earlier but Rohit Sharma revealed that Bumrah is still feeling stiffness and still needs some time for rehabilitation.

It will be interesting to see if Bumrah recovers to compete against New Zealand for ODI series, starting January 18 and is fielded without playing even one domestic game.

Jasprit Bumrah suffered from a back injury after England tour last year and team has suffered bly due to absence of star bowler. Jasprit Bumrah has missed Asia Cup and T20 World Cup due to this injury and in both tournaments, bowling line-up of team couldn't hold it well.

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