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India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will reportedly miss their T20 World Cup opener against USA on Saturday.
Jasprit Bumrah was present for the training session on Friday. (File Photo/PTI)
India’s build-up to their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign has been hit by a series of fitness concerns with pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah now reportedly set to miss their opening match against USA resulting from viral fever.
In response to The Indian Express, Bumrah turned up for India’s training session without collaborating in it on the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
Bumrah’s absence leaves India with just 13 fully fit players before the beginning of their title defence. All-rounder Washington Sundar hasn’t linked up with the World Cup squad as he’s still on the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru where he’s awaiting a fitness clearance.
On Friday night, the BCCI officially confirmed that Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the tournament on the eleventh hour. Rana picked up a knee injury during India’s World Cup warm-up fixture with South Africa earlier this week.
“Team India pacer Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after sustaining a knee injury in the course of the warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on February 4th 2026. Following consultations with a specialist and subsequent scans, the BCCI medical team deemed him unfit to take part in the tournament. The team management wishes him a speedy recovery,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said in an announcement.
Mohammed Siraj has been named as his alternative.
India’s updated squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (VC), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj
February 07, 2026, 07:53 IST
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