Grave fears over Indian star's World Cup chances

India is sweating implicit scans connected prima paceman Jasprit Bumrah's backmost amid fears that helium could miss the upcoming T20 World Cup with a accent fracture.

Bumrah missed past month's Asia Cup owed to wounded but returned for India's T20 bid against Australia, playing successful 2 retired of the 3 matches successful the series.

According to a BCCI statement, Bumrah "complained of backmost pain" during a grooming league up of India's bid against South Africa which followed the 2 matches against Australia.

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While it is unclear precisely however agelong Bumrah volition beryllium sidelined with the backmost issue, reports from Indian outlet PTI suggest the 28-year-old "could beryllium retired for a play of six months" with a "stress fracture".

Bumrah is India's astir prolific accelerated bowler successful each 3 formats of the crippled (Getty)

A accent fracture successful the backmost would beryllium Bumrah's 2nd successful the abstraction of 3 years aft helium was sidelined for 3 months with a akin ailment successful 2019.

Bumrah, India's astir prolific paceman successful each 3 formats, volition person until October 15 to beryllium his fitness for the World Cup.

The lack of Bumrah would beryllium a monolithic stroke to India's chances, peculiarly erstwhile coupled with that of prima all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who is presently sidelined with a genu injury.

India's World Cup run volition get underway connected October 23 with a clash against arch-rivals Pakistan astatine the MCG.

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