India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was unavailable for selection for the third and final ODI against England at Lord’s on Sunday because of a knee injury.
At the toss, India captain Shubman Gill confirmed Bumrah would miss the series decider.
“Boom misses out due to knee injury,” he said at the toss.
The BCCI later explained the reason behind Bumrah’s absence.
“Jasprit Bumrah had an impact injury on his left knee while fielding in the second ODI in Cardiff. He was not available for selection for the third ODI due to reactive swelling in his left knee,” BCCI statement said.
Bumrah made an international comeback after a while
Bumrah had only recently returned to international cricket after spending more than a month away from the game following IPL 2026. During that period, he missed India’s one-off Test and ODI series against Afghanistan, and was also left out of the T20I squads for the Ireland and England tours.
Bumrah made ODI comeback after 2023 ODI World Cup final
He made his comeback in the opening ODI of the England series on July 14, which was also his first 50-over international since the 2023 ODI World Cup final.
India made three changes to the playing XI for the deciding match. Along with Bumrah, Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar were left out, while Arshdeep Singh and Prince Yadav returned to the side.
India vs England playing XIs
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
England (Playing XI): Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue