 "Jasprit Bumrah confirms availability for Asia Cup 2025 to Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee: Report")
In a massive boost for the Indian team ahead of the Asia Cup, premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah has conveyed his availability to the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee for the continental event that takes place in the T20 format in the UAE next month. Agarkar and Co are reportedly set to pick India's squad for the Asia Cup in Mumbai on Tuesday , 19 August.
According to a report on The Indian Express, the 31-year-old pace spearhead had spoken to the selectors a few days ago, confirming that he has no fitness issues at the moment and is raring to go at the event, where the Men in Blue could face arch-rivals Pakistan thrice including in the final.
“Bumrah has informed the selectors that he will be available for Asia Cup selection. The selection committee will meet and discuss it when they meet next week,” a source was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
Bumrah could be donning the iconic blue jersey after more than a year
Bumrah has not represented India in white-ball cricket since starring in the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team’s triumph in last year’s T20 World Cup in the US and the Caribbean. The Mumbai Indians pacer had collected 2/18 in the final against South Africa as the Men in Blue snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
There has been plenty of discussion regarding Bumrah's fitness and workload after the pacer skipped two matches in the five-Test series against England recently, including the final Test at The Oval with the series on the line. The Indian team, after all, has been advised to carefully manage Bumrah’s workload after a back injury in January had sidelined him for four months.
However, given the fact that Bumrah will be bowling a maximum of four overs, as well as the fact that the Men in Blue will have three to four days off between games in the group stage, workload and fitness should not be an issue for him in the upcoming event.
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