Why is Jasprit Bumrah not playing in India vs USA T20 World Cup match?
Jasprit Bumrah was not available for selection in India’s opening T20 World Cup fixture against USA being held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed Bumrah’s non-availability at the toss.
“Unfortunately, Bumrah is not well so (Mohammed) Siraj is playing,” Suryakumar revealed.
Siraj was a late addition to the Indian squad after Harshit Rana was ruled out due to a knee injury.
India (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
Published on Feb 07, 2026