NEW DELHI: India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has re-joined the squad simply in time for his or her Asia Cup Super Four encounter towards Pakistan, scheduled for Sunday in Colombo.
Bumrah had returned house following India’s event opener towards Pakistan in Pallekele for the delivery of his son Angad.
The pacer was unavailable for India’s second league match towards Nepal, a rain-affected sport that India received convincingly by ten wickets.
As per a report in Cricbuzz, Bumrah will be a part of the staff for a observe session on the R. Premadasa Stadium on Friday night. “Anticipating inclement weather, the Indian team may have to practice indoors, as they did on Thursday, unless the weather improves later in the evening, which has been the recent trend.”
“Fortunately, there has been no rain in Colombo since Friday morning (at the time of publishing), raising hopes for a productive evening practice session,” it added.
Bumrah’s return additionally comes at a time when the India-Pakistan Super Four conflict, scheduled for September 10, has been given a reserve day.
The pacer is but to bowl in an ODI, as rain washed out the second half of the India-Pakistan league match final week. The final time Bumrah bowled his full quota of ten overs in an ODI was in July 2022 at Lord’s.
“The weather outlook for the upcoming week is not very promising, with Colombo expected to receive heavy rainfall, including a 90 percent chance of rain on Sunday. This explains the ACC’s decision to arrange a reserve day for such a crucial match,” added the report.
Following the sport towards Pakistan on Sunday and presumably Monday, if the match goes to a reserve day, India will face Sri Lanka on the identical venue on September 12 and play towards Bangladesh on September 15.
(With inputs from ANI)
Bumrah had returned house following India’s event opener towards Pakistan in Pallekele for the delivery of his son Angad.
The pacer was unavailable for India’s second league match towards Nepal, a rain-affected sport that India received convincingly by ten wickets.
As per a report in Cricbuzz, Bumrah will be a part of the staff for a observe session on the R. Premadasa Stadium on Friday night. “Anticipating inclement weather, the Indian team may have to practice indoors, as they did on Thursday, unless the weather improves later in the evening, which has been the recent trend.”
“Fortunately, there has been no rain in Colombo since Friday morning (at the time of publishing), raising hopes for a productive evening practice session,” it added.
Bumrah’s return additionally comes at a time when the India-Pakistan Super Four conflict, scheduled for September 10, has been given a reserve day.
The pacer is but to bowl in an ODI, as rain washed out the second half of the India-Pakistan league match final week. The final time Bumrah bowled his full quota of ten overs in an ODI was in July 2022 at Lord’s.
“The weather outlook for the upcoming week is not very promising, with Colombo expected to receive heavy rainfall, including a 90 percent chance of rain on Sunday. This explains the ACC’s decision to arrange a reserve day for such a crucial match,” added the report.
Following the sport towards Pakistan on Sunday and presumably Monday, if the match goes to a reserve day, India will face Sri Lanka on the identical venue on September 12 and play towards Bangladesh on September 15.
(With inputs from ANI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com