Jasprit Bumrah will not be part of India vs South Africa Test series 2019 as the Indian pacer was ruled out due to a back injury. The 25-year-old cricketer suffered a minor stress fracture in his lower back, which forced him to opt out of India’s home series against South Africa. Umesh Yadav was named as his replacement in the Indian squad. BCCI confirmed about Bumrah’s ouster from the upcoming Test series on Twitter. Bumrah was part of India vs West Indies 2019 tour where he was a member of the Test squad. Jasprit Bumrah Should Play Test Matches in India Only When Absolutely Necessary, Says Chetan Sharma.

BCCI wrote on Twitter, "Umesh Yadav replaces Jasprit Bumrah in India's Test squad. #TeamIndia fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has sustained a minor stress fracture in his lower back and has been ruled out of the upcoming Paytm Freedom Series for Gandhi-Mandela Trophy against South Africa". Bumrah was about to play his first Test series in India with India vs South Africa series 2019. He has been part of four overseas Test series so far in Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies. Jasprit Bumrah’s Awkward Action Has Worked As His Advantage, Says Zaheer Khan. 

In recent time, Bumrah has emerged as a very powerful bowler. He was phenomenal during ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and followed up his brilliant performance during India’s tour of West Indies 2019. He took a hat trick against West Indies in the 2nd Test. He is the top-ranked ODI bowler. With his successful stint in Tests, he recently leapfrogged to 3rd rank in latest ICC Test rankings for bowlers.

Umesh, who replaces Bumrah, was part of India’s West Indies tour 2019 but he was not part of the playing 11 in any of the two Tests. Here is the Team India’s revised Test squad for three-match home series against South Africa. Team India Squad: Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant,  Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Shubman Gill.

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