Jasprit Bumrah cleared by BCCI Centre of Excellence for Sri Lanka Test series

India have received a massive boost ahead of next month's two-Test series against Sri Lanka after pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was declared fit by the BCCI's Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru. Bumrah had been included in the squad subject to fitness after suffering an impact injury during the recently concluded ODI series against England, which forced him to miss the third ODI at Lord's.A senior BCCI official confirmed that the star pacer has recovered completely and successfully cleared all mandatory fitness tests at the COE. "Jasprit Bumrah has recovered from his impact injury. He has cleared the fitness Tests mandated by the COE. Hopefully he will be available for both games as he is integral to the team's plans," the official told PTI on condition of anonymity. GOOD NEWS FOR INDIA & FANS - Jasprit Bumrah has passed the fitness Test ahead of the Test series Vs Sri Lanka. (Kushan Sarkar/PTI). pic.twitter.com/ZQidFmAYkT— Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) July 31, 2026 The two-match Test series against Sri Lanka begins on August 15 in Galle, with the second and final Test scheduled to be played in Colombo from August 23. The series holds immense importance for India's World Test Championship campaign, as they need to win seven of their remaining nine Tests to keep their hopes of reaching the WTC final alive.India will be aiming for a 2-0 clean sweep in Sri Lanka before embarking on a challenging away Test series against New Zealand later in the cycle. Securing maximum WTC points against the island nation could prove crucial in the race for a place in the championship decider.Bumrah's return is especially significant given India's growing injury concerns. Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy have already been ruled out with hamstring and quadriceps injuries respectively, while Washington Sundar will miss the first Test due to a hamstring issue. Pacer Akash Deep also remains sidelined as he continues his recovery from stress reactions in his back, making Bumrah's availability a timely boost for the visitors.

India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been cleared to play next month's two-Test series against Sri Lanka by the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

New Delhi: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been cleared to play next month's two-Test series against Sri Lanka by the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.Bumrah was picked subject to fitness as he had suffered an impact injury during the recent ODI series against England. He had to sit out of the third ODI at Lord's due to the injury.Also Read: Jasprit Bumrah: The man India turns to when it matters the most"Jasprit Bumrah has recovered from his impact injury. He has cleared the fitness Tests mandated by the COE. Hopefully he will be available for both games as he is integral to the team's plans," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.The two-Test series against the islanders will get underway on August 15 in Galle, and the second match will be played in Colombo from August 23.India need to win seven of their remaining nine Tests of this World Test Championship cycle in order to remain in contention for a summit clash berth.Winning the Sri Lanka series by a 2-0 margin is very important before embarking on an away series against New Zealand which is expected to be a tough assignment.Also Read: Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya to be preserved for longer formats: Agarkar makes selection policy clearAlready, India are without the services of Harshit Rana, and Nitish Reddy, who are out with hamstring and quadriceps injuries respectively.Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the first Test with a hamstring injury and Akash Deep is in the middle of a long lay-off following stress reactions on his back.