{"id":199129,"date":"2026-08-02T22:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T04:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199129"},"modified":"2026-08-02T22:45:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T04:15:48","slug":"bumrah-injury-opens-door-for-auqib-nabi-ahead-of-sri-lanka-test-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199129","title":{"rendered":"Bumrah injury opens door for Auqib Nabi ahead of Sri Lanka Test series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71299842\">India has drafted in Jammu &amp; Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi as a replacement for the injured Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Bumrah, who had initially been named in the squad subject to fitness clearance, has been ruled out after failing to recover fully from a knee issue. The Indian team management has opted against rushing the premier fast bowler back, with a view to managing his workload ahead of a busy international calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Auqib, who has not played for India so far, has impressed with his bowling in domestic cricket. He topped the wicket-takers\u2019 list in the 2025-26 edition of the Ranji Trophy and played a key role in helping Jammu and Kashmir win its maiden Ranji Trophy title.<\/p>\n<p>India is already without Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana because of hamstring injuries, while Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the first Test with a similar issue.<\/p>\n<p>India begins its two-match ICC World Test Championship series against Sri Lanka in Galle on August 15, with Mohammed Siraj expected to spearhead the pace attack in Bumrah\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Aug 03, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/auqib-nabi-replaces-jasprit-bumrah-india-squad-sri-lanka-tests\/article71299842.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India has drafted in Jammu &amp; Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi as a replacement for the injured Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka. Bumrah, who had initially been named in the squad subject to fitness clearance, has been ruled out after failing to recover fully from a knee issue. The Indian team&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC3723.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":199056,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199056","url_meta":{"origin":199129,"position":0},"title":"Who can replace injured Bumrah for Sri Lanka Test series?","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"August 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"India pacer Jasprit Bumrah could miss the Test series against Sri Lanka starting on August 15 due to injury, according to reports. 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