Mohammed Siraj named as Jasprit Bumrah's replacement for South Africa series

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By  India Blooms News Service   Sep 30, 2022

Mohammed Siraj has been named as injured Jasprit Bumrahs replacement for the South Africa series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed on Friday.

Bumrah has been ruled out of both South Africa and T20 World Cup.

The mega cricket event will be held in Australia this year from Oct 16.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee named Mohd. Siraj as replacement for injured Jasprit Bumrah for the remainder of the T20I series against South Africa, BCCI said in a statement.

Bumrah has sustained a back injury and is currently under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team.

India squad for South Africa T20Is:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj