Also Read| Asia Cup 2023: Jasprit Bumrah off to Mumbai ahead of India vs Nepal match, expected to be back by… LiveMint earlier reported that ahead of India's second match of the Asia Cup, Bumrah had to leave for Mumbai owing to ‘personal reasons’. Bumrah is expected to rejoin the Indian contingent before the start of the Super Four stage of the tournament from September 6.
Meanwhile, veteran pacer Mohammed Shami who missed out on the first game in favour of Bumrah is likely to take his place in the all-important match against Nepal today. Bumrah had recently come back from a more than 10-month-long injury and led the Indian side against Ireland.
The Indian team led by Bumrah managed to defeat the Irish side convincingly while the star pacer also took four wickets in the two encounters. Meanwhile, India will need to defeat Nepal in their group stage clash in Kandy today in order to qualify for the Super Four stage of the tournament.
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