Shardul Thakur to replace Bumrah in upcoming ODIs against England

Mumbai Live Team & Jay Vira
Jul 6, 5:45 PM IST
Cricket

Indian pacer, Shardul Thakur has been named as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah for the approaching three ODIs against England. During the first T20I against Ireland, the Mumbai Indians fast bowler faced an injury in his left thumb which ruled him out of the limited overs fixtures. In order to replace Bumrah in T20Is against England, Deepak Chahar was named as a replacement.

After his injury, Bumrah underwent surgery in England and returned to India. Soon he’ll rehabilitation process under BCCI’s medical team.

BCCI released a statement saying,

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Shardul Thakur as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement in India’s ODI squad. Bumrah underwent a surgery on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Leeds before returning to India. The surgery was successful and he will commence rehabilitation under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team.”

Along with Bumrah, all-rounder Washington Sundar has also been ruled out of the T20I and ODI series due to an ankle injury. Washington has been replaced by Mumbai Indians all-rounder, Krunal Pandya in T20Is whereas in ODIs, the 18-year old has been replaced by Axar Patel.

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ODI Squad: Virat Kohli(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Umesh Yadav, Axar Patel.