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India Names Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja in Sri Lanka Cricket Test Squad
Bumrah and Jadeja return as India name a 15-man squad for the two-Test series, with Bumrah awaiting fitness clearance.
- National selectors announced a 15-man squad on Monday for India's two-match Test tour to Sri Lanka beginning August 15. The roster features the return of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and veteran spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
- Bumrah and Jadeja return to the Test squad for the first time since November 2025. The 37-year-old Jadeja had been sidelined since the IPL 2026 season after sustaining a tennis elbow injury.
- Spin-Bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar will miss the first Test due to a hamstring injury, with Saransh Jain named as replacement. Bumrah and Sai Sudharsan require fitness clearance from the BCCI's COE before participation.
- India will play the first Test at Galle International Stadium starting August 15, followed by the second match at SSC, Colombo, on August 23. The team maintains an unbeaten record in the island nation since 2010.
- Currently fifth in the WTC standings, India face nine more Tests by March 2027. The team aims to improve after winning only four of their nine Tests in the current cycle.
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India names Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja in Sri Lanka cricket test squad
DELHI, India (AP) — Star pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja have been named in India’s test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka starting August 15.
·Toronto, Canada
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Jasprit Bumrah's Sri Lanka uncertainty decoded: The knee problem, recovery timeline and India's biggest fitness call
Jasprit Bumrah's Sri Lanka Test hopes hinge on CoE clearance after a knee injury, while Sai Sudharsan's fitness concern remains undisclosed by the BCCI so far.
·New Delhi, India
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