Jasprit Bumrah has been declared fit for IND vs AFG T20Is | PC- AFPIn one of the biggest updates of the day, Team India has received a green signal for the ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah. The Shreyas Iyer-led side is scheduled to face Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series in the national capital between September 13 and 17. As the BCCI picked a strong 15-member squad for the series, four of the stars were picked with an asterisk indicating fitness concerns after their names. However, three days ahead of the IND vs AFG T20Is, India have received a sigh of relief. Jasprit Bumrah declared fit for IND vs AFGReported by Dainik Jagran, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been declared fit for the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. The pacer injured his knee in the second ODI vs England earlier in July. Although he was expected to return for the two-match Test series in Sri Lanka, the rehabilitation timeline was pushed forward. Meanwhile, as reported earlier, Harshit Rana, who also got injured during the England series, failed his fitness test and will miss the upcoming IND vs AFG series.Also Read: Harshit Rana Doubtful For Afghanistan T20Is, Asian Games After Fresh Injury“Jasprit Bumrah is fit, but Harshit’s continuous unfitness raises a major question on the CoS. The CoS had assured the selectors and team management that Harshit would prove his fitness in match simulations on the 7th and 9th, but that couldn’t happen,” the report stated. Updates on Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit RanaAll-rounder Washington Sundar, who was among the four players picked despite injury concerns, was the first one to be declared fit for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan. The spinning all-rounder, who sustained a hamstring injury in the second ODI vs England, was reportedly declared fit on September 9. Meanwhile, the update on Harshit Rana’s unavailability has been confirmed by the BCCI, with the pacer being ruled out with a rectus femoris strain. Along with the IND vs AFG T20Is, Rana could also be sidelined from the Asian Games squad. He has been out of action since the third T20I vs England in July. Whereas the fast-bowling all-rounder Nitish Reddy, who has been out of action since June, is also expected to take part in the three-match series after getting the BCCI clearance on September 9. How has Jasprit Bumrah fared against Afghanistan?India’s second-most successful T20I bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, has played very little T20I cricket against Afghanistan.The ace seamer has only played two matches against India’s friendly neighbours, picking four wickets at an economy rate of 4.00. But he has played two ODIs against the opposition, picking six wickets.That said, Bumrah has not had great success in Delhi, the venue for the three T20Is vs Afghanistan. In the 14 T20 innings, he has taken just 13 wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium at a strike rate of 24, although his economy rate in those games has been 8.4.Also Read: BCCI Under Supreme Court’s Scanner; Faces Massive Hurdle Before ODI World Cup 2027
