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At Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 The atmosphere during the high-energy Group A fixtures is extremely high-spirited. In the third match of this tournament, defending champions India face a strong United States of America (USA) Will meet the team on Sunday, 07 February. While the mood is celebratory, a wave of anxiety ran through the Indian camp moments before the toss when it was revealed that the main pillar of India’s fast bowling, jasprit bumrahare not in the team list.

This match is an important moment for India as they begin their title defense at home. However, the absence of the world’s leading fast bowler made the captain Suryakumar Yadav has forced a final strategic shift.

Suryakumar Yadav gave an important update on Jasprit Bumrah

During the toss, in which America opted to bowl first, Suryakumar spoke on the issue. Despite pleasant and batting-friendly conditions at the Wankhede, the captain confirmed that India will be without their X-factor bowler.

“We were thinking of batting first. The atmosphere here is good. I have played a lot of cricket here. There’s also a little wind here, so I don’t think there will be much dew afterward. There will definitely be some pressure. We can’t run away from that fact, but then again this is the new tournament, we want to play the way we have been playing in the last one or two years and continue the same thing. It’s lively before the game starts and I’m sure when we start batting, it will be even more exciting. We don’t have Washington Sundar and Sanju Samson. Unfortunately Jasprit Bumrah is not well, so Mohammed Siraj is playing,Suryakumar Yadav said during the toss.

According to reports, Bumrah has been rested due to viral fever. The BCCI medical team has decided to adopt a cautious approach, giving him rest to ensure that he fully recovers for the more difficult stages of the tournament. their place Mohammed Sirajwho recently Harshit Rana Was included in the squad due to injury, will bowl, bringing his pace back to the T20I arena.

IND vs USA: Playing XI of both the teams

Bumrah’s absence is not the only change for India. the management Ishan Kishan And Abhishek Sharma Has chosen the explosive opening pair of, which means that Sanju Samson Not in the starting eleven. Meanwhile, America, led by Monank Patel Is taking the field with many players of Indian origin, which adds a unique emotional layer to this match.

India: Ishan Kishan (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy.

United States of America: Andries Gous (wk), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Monank Patel (c), Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.