VHT: Will Bumrah play in Vijay Hazare Trophy? Updates on Axar Patel too

MUMBAI: At a clip erstwhile the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) has instructed each Indian players, including elder stars and erstwhile captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, to diagnostic successful astatine slightest 2 matches of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, an objection has been made for

Jasprit Bumrah

. The determination has been taken with a wide absorption connected managing the accelerated bowler’s workload.

India are acceptable to participate a packed white-ball calendar. From January 11, they volition big New Zealand for an eight-match white-ball series, starting with 3 ODIs, followed by 5 T20Is from January 21. After that, India statesman their T20 World Cup run connected February 7 against the USA astatine the Wankhede Stadium successful Mumbai. With truthful overmuch cricket lined up, the squad absorption has opted to cautiously negociate Bumrah’s schedule. As a result, Bumrah volition not correspond Gujarat successful the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which begins connected Wednesday. The 32-year-old pacer has a past of wounded concerns and underwent backmost country successful New Zealand successful 2023. Given that background, remainder has been prioritised implicit home participation. “Bumrah volition not diagnostic successful VHT arsenic helium is taking remainder arsenic per the BCCI guidelines,” Gujarat Cricket Association caput

Anil Patel

told TOI from Ahmedabad connected Tuesday.

Bumrah has been connected a demanding tally successful caller months. He played successful the Asia Cup (T20 format), featured successful each 4 location Tests against the West Indies and South Africa, toured Australia for a five-match T20I series, and past played a five-match location T20I bid against South Africa. During this period, helium was rested for the three-match ODI bid against Australia (away) and South Africa (home). In the caller T20I bid against the Proteas, Bumrah picked up 4 wickets successful 3 matches astatine an mean of 19.75, portion maintaining an system complaint of 7.18. Meanwhile, Gujarat volition inactive person planetary practice successful the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Left-arm spinner

Axar Patel

, who missed the past 2 T20Is against South Africa owed to viral fever, is acceptable to diagnostic successful the tournament. Gujarat are scheduled to play their league matches successful Bengaluru. Veteran all-rounder

Ravindra Jadeja

volition besides beryllium successful action, turning retired for Saurashtra successful their Vijay Hazare Trophy matches connected January 6 and 8.