As Kohli and his players gear up for the 2nd Test, seamer Jasprit Bumrah, who was available for selection, has been ruled out and will be taken into consideration after he is declared fully fit.

Bumrah, a key bowler for India in limited overs cricket, did well in his debut Test series in South Africa, picking up 14 wickets in three games. 

While there has been a lot of focus on Indian wrist spinners, the visitors will be missing the services of Jasprit Bumrah, and possibly of Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the first ODI, who is in doubt with a stiff back.

Jasprit Bumrah suffered an injury to his left thumb during India's first T2OI against Ireland in Dublin. He was ruled out of the ongoing T2OI series against England.

India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Washington Sundar have been ruled out of the T20I series against England, starting July 3.

Reports suggest that either Shardul Thakur or Deepak Chahar would be a suitable replacement for Bumrah as India face England in three T20Is and three ODIs before the ultimate Test series.

The T20I will mark the onset of a long summer for the Indian team, with sterner tests against England to follow this short series in Malahide on the outskirts of Dublin.

The Karnataka pacer was initially called to bowl at the nets but the Knight Riders gave him an opportunity to play in IPL 2018 after an injury to U-19 World Cup winning pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti.

Jasprit Bumrah snapped up three crucial wickets as defending champions Mumbai Indians kept their play-off hopes alive by notching up a thrilling three-run win against Kings XI Punjab.

Captain Rohit Sharma praised Jasprit Bumrah after the pacer produced brilliant spell of death bowling against KXIP to keep Mumbai Indians alive for IPL 2018 playoffs.

Mumbai Indians outclassed Kings XI Punjab by three runs to stay alive in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 at the Wankhede Stadium.

MI's bowling coach Shane Bond was all praise for Bumrah and said he's the same humble and hard-working person he was three years ago.

Team India bowling coach Bharat Arun, along with head coach Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli, will be looking to at least have three more back-up options in place.

The seamer bowled a whopping 162.1 overs across three formats, including 112.1 overs during the three-Test series in South Africa where he collected an impressive 14 wickets on Proteas soil.

A clutch of Indian bowlers made rapid strides in the latest rankings, including the wrist-spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuleep Yadav.

Kohli consolidated his top position with 558 runs in the 5-1 series win over South Africa, during which he slammed three centuries.

Asked to elaborate on the technical aspects, Akram explained that Shami's erratic strides at times hinder his consistency level.

India have only won five out of 27 ODIs they have played against South Africa on their home soil.

Bumrah claimed 11 wickets in six innings with a five-wicket haul in the recently concluded three-match Test series in South Africa.

Gibson said they want a resumption of play in the third Test but the conditions should be safe for batting.