Jasprit Bumrah Ruled Out Of India vs South Africa 2019 Test Series After Sustaining Minor Fracture in Lower Back, Umesh Yadav Named Replacement

Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of India vs South Africa Test series 2019 due to an injury. Umesh Yadav was named as his replacement in the Indian squad. The Mumbai Indians pacer Bumrah suffered a back injury due to which he was ruled out of India's home series against the Proteas. The Indian pacer faced a minor stress fracture in his lower back, which forced him to leave the upcoming series, which starts on October 2. BCCI informed about the news on their official Twitter account. 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". Below is the BCCI's tweet. Have a look. Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan Welcome Jasprit Bumrah to Test Cricket Hat-Trick Club (See Tweets).

Bumrah Out!

Bumrah was about to feature in first Test series in India. Recently, he became the first Asian bowler to take 5 wicket-hauls in England, South Africa, West Indies and Australia in his debut tours. He showed brilliant performance in India's tour of West Indies 2019. Bumrah also took a hat-trick in the second Test match against West Indies in Kingston.

He was not part of the South Africa T20I series as young bowlers were given chance again after West Indies tour. BCCI had named him in the home Test series against South Africa, however, Bumrah will not be available due to the injury. Here is Team India's revised squad after the ouster of Jasprit Bumrah. Virat Kohli (C), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Shubman Gill.

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