Breaking: Jasprit Bumrah Ruled Out Of ODI Series Against England, Confirms BCCI

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah who was earlier close to being recalled into the Indian side for the ODI series against England is now ruled out of the tournament. Bumrah is not a part of India's updated ODI squad against England.

The Indian pacer has been battling injury concerns since the last Test against Australia in Sydney. He picked up a lower back injury and did not play a part in the last two days of the Sydney Test.

The Indian pacer was then not added for the England T20I series. There were reports that he was to visit a New Zealand doctor who almost ruled him out of the Champions Trophy. The BCCI still went ahead and added him in the squad.

Ajit Agarkar in the press conference after naming Bumrah in the squad said that his availability will depend on how he recovers. He was working with the NCA on his fitness till finally he was not included in the Indian squad for the ODI series against England.

Jasprit Bumrah Ruled Out, Varun Chakravarthy Included In India's ODI Squad

Meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy courtesy of his brilliant performance in the T20I series against England was added to India's ODI squad for the three-match series. He took 14 wickets from five matches in the T20I series and won the Player Of The Series award.

Meanwhile, R Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik have backed his inclusion in India's Champions Trophy squad. Kuldeep Yadav is the only frontline spinner in the squad and Varun's inclusion can be a timely addition to the squad.

Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana are the only three specialist seamers now in the squad with Bumrah being ruled out. Shami played two games in the T20I series and looked better with the ball in the fifth T20I. He also picked up two wickets.

India’s updated squad for ODI series against England: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.