In a major setback to India, Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the T20 series against England starting on July 3 after suffering a broken finger against Ireland in the first T20I at Dublin. His availability for the three match ODI series that follows will be decided in due course after taking into account his recovery.
Washington Sundar, who was the only Indian player not to feature in either of the the two games in Ireland, is also unavailable for the T20I series, as he had twisted his ankle playing football in the team practice session.
Bumrah put in a strong performance in the only game he played against Ireland, taking 2/19 in his four overs and also bowled a maiden. He is likely to be replaced by either Shardul Thakur or Deepak Chahar.
Thakur and Chahar were part of the IPL-winning Chennai Super Kings team, with Thakur picking 16 wickets and Chahar taking 10 in the season. They are also part of the India A team currently in England taking part in the tri-series along with West Indies.
