“What was the need to pick him up in the first place ?” Twitter reacts as BCCI withdraws Jasprit Bumrah from the ODI squad against Sri Lanka to keep him fresh for WTC and World Cup

Fans on Twitter react after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) withdraws Jasprit Bumrah from the ODI squad against Sri Lanka to keep him fresh for WTC and World Cup. They lashed out at the governing body for adding him to the team and also criticised the pacer, saying that he will be available for full IPL.

BCCI withdraws Jasprit Bumrah from the ODI squad against Sri Lanka to keep him fresh for WTC and World Cup

In what has been the latest development, as per the reports in Cricbuzz, it is learned that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) withdraws Jasprit Bumrah from the ODI squad against Sri Lanka as they don’t want to rush him.

The governing body decided to keep Jasprit Bumrah fresh for India’s upcoming important assignments in the Test series against Australia, World Test Championship and ODI World Cup.

Bumrah originally was not named in the ODI series squad for Sri Lanka. He was added to the team as a late addition after the medical team deemed him fit to play. The pacer has not joined the team in Guwahati, who are preparing for the first game.

Bumrah has been out of cricketing action since September 2022. He suffered a back injury and was ruled out of the T20 World Cup. The ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will be played from 10th January to 15th January.

Here’s India’s updated squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka: 

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh.

Fans on Twitter react as BCCI withdraws Jasprit Bumrah from the ODI squad against Sri Lanka to keep him fresh for WTC and World Cup

As BCCI withdrew Jasprit Bumrah from the ODI squad against Sri Lanka to keep him fresh for WTC and World Cup, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They criticised the governing body for their decision and also lashed out at the player, saying that he will be available for IPL and not India games. Here are some of the reactions:

Really fear for the players coming back from injuries with this much uncertainty in the decision making about them.

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) January 9, 2023

Play in the ipl https://t.co/kL6oEo3l0x

— Pratyush Sarkar (@Chikspro18) January 9, 2023

Mazak bana rakha bcci ne is team ka 😂😂😂#CricketTwitter #INDvSL https://t.co/V1KG4PSDNS pic.twitter.com/UjOoNXYMrv

— Himanshu (@khetan200104) January 9, 2023

Then why did the BCCI/Selectors select him ? https://t.co/G9qtwNubgM

— करन छा़वडी (@Karan_Gurjar7) January 9, 2023

They are in a desperation to have Bumrah fit for BGT. Since they can't play him directly without match practice, they want to give him a few white ball matches to get into the groove.

Same happed before WT20. They wanted to give him a couple of matches before the big event. https://t.co/5cGvZCcFkz

— Cricketjeevi (@wildcardgyan) January 9, 2023

Okay, but why was Jasprit Bumrah picked to play then?
Because no time to think about an alternative?

Though it is always better not to rush someone unless fully recovered, but what is your take on this? https://t.co/38I0IFBFH5

— Aarohy Kapoor (@aarohy_kapoor) January 9, 2023

Dude you gotta play him at some point
I have been tired of hearing not decided to rush him etc https://t.co/1rflqE3pH1

— Kaushik Jegadeesan (@kaushik0803) January 9, 2023

October 2023 – Jasprit Bumrah will not play in the ODI World Cup as BCCI decided not to rush him. https://t.co/ejkZGegxET

— stan (@KehndiHundiSi_) January 9, 2023

They want him to be fresh for IPL https://t.co/YjVcEOka0H

— ஆதித்தன் (@thooyon_) January 9, 2023

BCCI is Joke now 😂😂🤡 https://t.co/eEnO9OG4qy

— heyyou (@Bakwasskralo) January 9, 2023

The series of events:

Dec 28th: Jasprit Bumrah was declared fit & was available for selection, but the selectors don't want to rush him back so he was not selected in the squad against Sri Lanka.

Jan 3rd: Jasprit Bumrah was included in the ODI squad.

Jan 9th: We hear this. 👇 https://t.co/Kgk1vXue0G

— Aditya (@Adityakrsaha) January 9, 2023

if only BCCI asks him to play in Ranji and get into rhythm. https://t.co/S9wytjzcXZ

— Aishu 🔔 (@AishuMSD7) January 9, 2023

what's point of his late addition in squad then?? https://t.co/lHwYkxu013

— . (@lazyelegance_) January 9, 2023

Its Ok good decision to not rush him but why the hell did u select him and wasted an opportunity for someone else😑.🤡Chetan https://t.co/fBmo1Wb100

— AJAY (@ajay71845) January 9, 2023

What was the need for the pick him up in the first place?
It is just to give false hope to Indian fans.
Jasprit Bumrah should only play for India when he's 100% fit. https://t.co/yiuCv5kggD

— Abhishek Ojha (@vicharabhio) January 9, 2023

So, he can be available for IPL? https://t.co/mBcnur4jeU

— Devendra (@deven_zip) January 9, 2023

Yes indeed. Need to keep him fresh for IPL https://t.co/OAUcLxdVcX

— U (@SinhaSaahab_) January 9, 2023

Seedha IPL mein dikhega ye https://t.co/9P33qbmkmG

— . (@V_K_7_8) January 9, 2023