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Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj has replaced Jasprit Bumrah in the squad for the ongoing series against South Africa, confirmed by BCCI on Friday.
Bumrah was ruled out due to a back stress fracture which initially kept him out of the first match of the series.
However, on further assessment, the injury was deemed to be serious and reports suggest that the Indian pacer will be out of action for atleast six months.
"The All-India Senior Selection Committee named Mohd. Siraj as the replacement for the injured Jasprit Bumrah for the remainder of the T20I series against South Africa."
"Bumrah has sustained a back injury and is currently under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team," said BCCI in the statement.
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.
