{"id":255782,"date":"2026-08-01T04:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T04:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/big-update-on-jasprit-bumrahs-availability-for-sl-series\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T04:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T04:33:22","slug":"big-update-on-jasprit-bumrahs-availability-for-sl-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/big-update-on-jasprit-bumrahs-availability-for-sl-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Update on Jasprit Bumrah&#8217;s Availability for SL Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Indian team is all set to play a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka from June 15, 2026. This will be a very important series for Team India if they want to keep their hopes alive of reaching the World Test Championship Final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winning in Sri Lanka is never easy, and India will need all their best bowlers fit and ready for the challenge. Before the start of this crucial series, Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s fitness had become a major concern for captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir. India\u2019s pace spearhead was reportedly not at 100 percent fitness, and both the team management and selectors were keeping a close watch on his recovery after announcing the squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, there is good news for Indian cricket fans. According to PTI correspondent Kushan Sarkar, Jasprit Bumrah has passed his fitness test at the BCCI\u2019s Centre of Excellence (formerly NCA). Meanwhile, Times of India reporter Sahil Malhotra has also reported that Bumrah has resumed bowling practice at the Centre of Excellence.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-ad article-ad--first\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><span class=\"article-ad__label\">Advertisement<\/span><\/aside>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bumrah set to be available for SL Tests<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kushansarkar\/status\/2083120098320228817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JASPRIT BUMRAH UPDATE \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Jasprit Bumrah is likely to start bowling tomorrow at BCCI CoE. [Sahil Malhotra from TOI] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aGfYPRbmGF\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/aGfYPRbmGF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CricCrazyJohns\/status\/2083215644724748348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, there were speculations that Bumrah could miss the first Test because of his fitness concerns. However, the latest reports suggest that India\u2019s premier fast bowler is likely to be available for both Test matches. If that happens, it will be a massive boost for Gill and his team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India are currently placed fifth in the World Test Championship standings, and a clean sweep against Sri Lanka could play a crucial role in keeping their qualification hopes alive. For that, the team needs Bumrah leading the pace attack. He has the ability to change the course of a match on his own, and his return to full fitness gives India a significant advantage heading into the series.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-ad article-ad--middle\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><span class=\"article-ad__label\">Advertisement<\/span><\/aside>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will also be interesting to see how the rest of the bowling attack, including Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, supports Bumrah. However, the bigger challenge could be India\u2019s batting. On Sri Lankan pitches, where spin is expected to play a major role, the Indian batters\u2019 ability to handle quality spin bowling will be tested.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-ad article-ad--end\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><span class=\"article-ad__label\">Advertisement<\/span><\/aside>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cricinformer.com\/big-update-jasprit-bumrah-availability-sri-lanka-test-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian team is all set to play a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka from June 15, 2026. This will be a very important series for Team India if they want to keep their hopes alive of reaching the World Test Championship Final. Winning in Sri Lanka is never easy, and India will need [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6803],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-255782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}