IND vs SL Tests: Shubman Gill feels Jasprit Bumrah's absence will provide opportunity for someone to step up

Team India is set to take on Sri Lanka in the twomatch Test series The first match is scheduled to be played from August 15 at the Galle International Cricket Stadium near Galle FortAhead of the series the visitors will miss out on the services of their lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah Skipper Shubman Gill sees his absence as an opportunity for someone else to step up and deliver a big performanceJasprit Bumrah is not here but its an opportunity for someone to step up Its all about understanding the pace of the game he saidJasprit Bumrah is not here but its an opportunity for someone to step up Its all about understanding the pace of the game Gill on absence of Bumrah and inexperience in India bowling INDvSL pictwittercomUgJqPO269Kmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News August 14 2026Earlier the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI medical team advised him to take additional rest for a leftknee problemBumrah has been out of action since the second ODI against England in Cardiff on July 16 He missed the concluding ODI at Lords with the BCCI citing a fieldimpact injury sustained during the Cardiff fixtureFollowing the tour of England Bumrah reportedly received a knee injection as part of a longterm rehabilitation strategy formulated by medical staffThe BCCI has named Auqib Nabi as his replacement for the series against Sri LankaFurther the skipper also said that Sai Sudharsan did not recover from his injury but expressed confidence in the squad Considering that Sudharsan has been ruled out of the series Mumbais explosive batsman Sarfaraz Khan has received the callup to the Indian squadThere is a constant communication with them Unfortunately Sai Sudharsan did not improve as much as we liked as we cant take risks in Tests But we are confident of our 15 said GillThere is a constant communication with them Unfortunately Sai Sudharsan did not improve as much as we liked as we cant take risks in Tests But we are confident of our 15 Shubman Gill on injury to players INDvSL pictwittercomM7Sk0VSzuFmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News August 14 2026IND vs SL 1st Test Full squadsIndia Shubman Gill Captain KL Rahul ViceCaptain Yashasvi Jaiswal Rishabh Pant WK Dhruv Jurel WK Ravindra Jadeja Kuldeep Yadav Manav Suthar Mohammed Siraj Prasidh Krishna Gurnoor Brar Devdutt Padikkal Saransh Jain Auqib Nabi Sarfaraz KhanSri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal WK Dhananjaya de Silva C Niroshan Dickwella WK Vishwa Fernando Prabath Jayasuriya Ramesh Mendis Lahiru Udara Asitha Fernando Lahiru Kumara Kamindu Mendis Milan Rathnayake Nishan Madushka Pasindu Sooriyabandara Sonal Dinusha Dilshan Madushanka Keshara Nuwantha