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Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of T20I series against England

India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will reportedly miss the T20I series against England after the seamer suffered a broken finger against Ireland at Dublin.

The 24-year-old was injured during the first T20I in Ireland that got over on Friday.


Bumrah claimed 2/19 in the same match that he sustained a broken finger, is believed to be targeting the ODI series against England, which gets underway on 12 July.

He took 43 wickets with an impressive economy rate of 6.79 in 35 T20Is for India.

The other bowling options in team India include Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul and Umesh Yadav. However, it remains to be seen if a replacement for Bumrah will be called up.

The three-match T20I series against England starts on Tuesday at Old Trafford. 

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