CT squad on Jan 19; call on Bumrah before Feb 11

Jasprit Bumrah's prospects of recovering in time for the ICC Champions Trophy starting on February 19 remains slim.

- Rasesh Mandani

MUMBAI: However, the Indian think tank and selectors will wait as late as possible to see if the speedster can make it without putting his future career at risk.

Playing in one competitive match is being kept as a marker to see if Bumrah should take the flight to Dubai for India's first match against Bangladesh there on February 20. "Ideally, he should be fit to play in at least one ODI against England. We have almost a month in hand," a BCCI official said. "That's when the physios and he himself can be sure if he is ready to take the workload of an ODI competition after being away from the game."

India's pace spearhead bowled more than 151 overs for a haul of 32 wickets at an average of 13.06 in a sensational performance in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, but shouldering the heavy load led to back spasms during the final Test in Sydney in the first week of January.