‘Fingers Crossed,’ says Sourav Ganguly on Jasprit Bumrah's chances of competing in the T20 World Cup

The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that the injured Jasprit Bumrah is still not ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Jasprit Bumrah's injury hasn't completely eliminated him from competing in the upcoming T20 World Cup, according to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who also stated that more information regarding the Indian pacer's availability for the major tournament in Australia will become available in the next two to three days.

The 28-year-old was forced to miss the current three-match T20I series against South Africa and was transported from Thiruvananthapuram to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru on Wednesday to have his back scans.

According to information obtained, Bumrah underwent scans, and the NCA is currently conducting an evaluation. First impressions indicate that the pacer for India's team's back injury may not be as severe as first believed. However, there is no assurance that he will attend the major competition in Australia.

Statement by Sourav Ganguly

"Let's see what happens. Bumrah is not out of the World Cup yet," Ganguly told Xtra Time digital channel in Kolkata on Friday. "Fingers crossed, yes. We will find out in the next two or three days. Don't rule him out yet," he added.

BCCI on pacer's next course of action

According to an ESPNcricinfo report, independent medical advisors appointed by the BCCI will examine Bumrah's scan results before consulting with the board's medical staff to decide the pacer's next course of action. Due to the India team's trip to Australia to prepare for the T20 World Cup on October 6, Bumrah is currently in a time crunch.

The Indian Cricket team will remain in Perth until October 13 before travelling to Brisbane to take on Australia and New Zealand in two exhibition games on October 17 and 19, following which they will head to Melbourne to take on Pakistan in their tournament opener on October 23.

Jasprit Bumrah's injury prevented him from playing the remaining T20Is against South Africa, thus earlier on Friday, the BCCI picked Mohammed Siraj to fill in.