Positive expectations Regarding Bumrah’s Fitness News before the T20 World Cup
Race against the clock
With the T20 World Cup rapidly approaching, Bumrah and India are in a time crunch. The team departs for Australia on October 6 and will compete in their opening match of the competition two weeks later.
The degree and seriousness of Jasprit Bumrah’s back issue, which was discovered 48 hours ago, are still unknown, according to India coach Rahul Dravid, who also said that they are awaiting expert advice.
A decision regarding Bumrah’s attendance at the ICC event is anticipated in “two or three days,” according to Sourav Ganguly, president of the BCCI. Dravid delivered a message during his news conference before the second Twenty20 international game in Guwahati against South Africa.
Head Coach’s Comments
Rahul stated “I haven’t gone deeply into the medical reports,” Dravid said. “I rely on the experts to tell me what it is. They ruled him out for this series, and he’s being assessed. We’ll know in due course what happens in the future.”
“Obviously, till he’s completely ruled out, till I get official confirmation that he’s ruled out, we’ll always be hopeful, right? We’ll always hope for the best, for us as a team, and also for Jasprit as an individual. We will always hope for the best.”
Waiting for official News
“As of now, officially he has been ruled out of this T20 series against South Africa, these two games. He has gone to the NCA, and we are waiting for the official confirmation on the next steps. We will see what happens over the next few days, and once we get some official confirmation, we’ll be able to share that.”
He then said “Not everything will be perfect, at times due to injury, due to many other factors. I think, in terms of the skills in the squad, everyone being fit, as we go ahead from here on in, I think we’re quite comfortable that we’ve got all the skills that will allow us to play different combinations and different kinds of XIs based on the different wickets that we might get in Australia and the different oppositions.”
Rahul’s Clear Vision
“I think we’ve been very clear about the kind of skills that we want in the 15. I think for me that is really important. The kind of squad that we picked for the World Cup barring injury. What was the kind of skills that we were looking for. Different kinds of bowlers, certain batting skills so all of those things. Without going into too much detail, we’ve always been very clear about it. And I think to a large extent we’ve managed to get everything.”
He concluded by saying “Over the last few series, we probably haven’t been able to play that squad due to a variety of reasons, and that can happen, but I think that most of the guys in the 15 now have had a pretty decent amount of cricket, at least in the last six months here.”
Waiting Game
We’ll have to wait and see if Bumrah will be going to Australia with the team or if an injury would prevent him from playing in the series.
