India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka due to a knee injury, the country's cricket board said Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aquib Nabi, the up-and-coming pace bowler from Jammu and Kashmir, replaces Bumrah in the 15-member team, which will play a warm-up game before their opening Test in Galle from August 15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Board of Control for Cricket in India said Bumrah "has not yet fully recovered from the left knee injury sustained during the ODI series against England" last month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nabi, who claimed 104 wickets across the last two domestic Ranji Trophy seasons, earns his maiden call-up to the senior national team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 29-year-old Nabi was also part of the India A squad that toured Sri Lanka recently, in which he claimed six wickets in two first-class matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 32-year-old Bumrah has not bowled since the second ODI of the England series in Cardiff on July 16 due to an impact injury he suffered in the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India, led by Shubman Gill, will play the second Test in Colombo on August 23-27.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Updated India squad: Shubman Gill (capt), 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.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jasprit-bumrah.jpeg", "alt_img": "Jasprit Bumrah", "alt_title": "Jasprit Bumrah Misses Sri Lanka Tests Due to Knee Injury", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Big Blow for Team India! Jasprit Bumrah Misses Sri Lanka Tests Due to Knee Injury On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of India's Test series against Sri Lanka due to a knee injury. Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi replaces him after impressive domestic performances.", "seo_keywords": "Jasprit Bumrah Injury, India Vs Sri Lanka Test Series, Auqib Nabi, Team India Squad, Bumrah Ruled Out, Shubman Gill Captain, India Cricket News, Sri Lanka Tests 2026", "tag": null, "tagging": "Jasprit Bumrah Injury,India Vs Sri Lanka Test Series,Auqib Nabi,Team India Squad,Bumrah Ruled Out,Shubman Gill Captain,India Cricket News,Sri Lanka Tests 2026", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "big-blow-for-team-india-jasprit-bumrah-misses-sri-lanka-tests-due-to-knee-injury", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "22", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2026-08-03 11:43:47", "updated": "2026-08-03 12:59:35", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Jasprit Bumrah Injury, India Vs Sri Lanka Test Series, Auqib Nabi, Team India Squad, Bumrah Ruled Out, Shubman Gill Captain, India Cricket News, Sri Lanka Tests 2026", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "1", "posted_by": "19", "jio_date": "2026-08-03 11:43:47", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": "Latest Cricket News", "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/big-blow-for-team-india-jasprit-bumrah-misses-sri-lanka-tests-due-to-knee-injury-201418" }