India vs England 2018: More Worries for Virat Kohli as Jasprit Bumrah Out of Contention For Lord’s Test, Confirms Bowling Coach Bharat Arun

Bumrah has been bowling at the nets but it has been found that he is still taking catches with a soft ball.

Written by: India.com Sports Desk Edited by: Aditya Chauhan

Published: August 7, 2018, 8:20 PM IST

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Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team will not be able to avail the services of bowling ace Jasprit Bumrah, who is yet to recover from a left hand fracture sustained during a T20 International against Ireland in June.

While the BCCI had stated in an earlier media release that Bumrah will be available for selection from the second Test subject to fitness, it is now confirmed that the recovery has been slower than expected and he is now out of contention from the Lord’s Test.

“He (Burmah) is bowling fit right now but it’s too early to put him into a game-like situation. The plaster on his hand needs to come off first. He is out of contention for the second Test,” bowling coach Bharat Arun confirmed at a media conference on Tuesday.

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Bumrah has been bowling at the nets but it has been found that he is still taking catches with a soft ball.

Despite a stellar performance by the bowling attack in the first Test against England, the Indian team failed to register a win at Edgbaston after a collective failure of the batsmen barring skipper Virat Kohli. The visitors are now trailing by 0-1 in the five-match Test series.

On Tuesday, Team India captain Virat Kohli was also seen in action during a gruelling nets session ahead of the second Test.

#TeamIndia Captain @imVkohli gearing up for the 2nd Test match at @HomeOfCricket.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/pii9cogOXS

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 7, 2018

Squads:

India: Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami.’

England: Joe Root (C), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Alastair Cook, Sam Curran, Keaton Jennings, Ollie Pope, Jamie Porter, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes.

(With PTI Inputs)