Grave fears over Indian star's World Cup chances

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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.

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".

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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