Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka Tests; Auqib Nabi earns maiden India call-up

Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of India's Test series against Sri Lanka after failing to recover from a knee injury. Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi has received his maiden senior India call-up following an impressive domestic season and India A performances.

Hyderabad: Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka as he has not yet fully recovered from the left knee injury sustained during the ODI series against England.

The BCCI men’s selection committee has named Auqib Nabi as Bumrah’s replacement.

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The Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler earns his maiden call-up to the senior national team. Nabi claimed 104 wickets across the last two Ranji Trophy seasons, including 60 wickets in the 2025-26 campaign, playing a pivotal role in Jammu and Kashmir’s maiden Ranji Trophy triumph. He was also part of the India A squad that toured Sri Lanka recently, where he claimed six wickets in two first-class matches.

India’s updated squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka: Shubman Gill (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sai Sudharsan*, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal, Saransh Jain, Auqib Nabi.