# Four fast bowlers tipped as Bumrah stand-ins for India’s Sri Lanka Test tour 2026-08-05T23:16:43+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk With Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of India's two-Test series in Sri Lanka from 15 August because of a persistent knee injury, ZeeNews India named four fast bowlers it considered leading candidates to fill his place: Auqib Nabi, who took 60 wickets in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy and helped Jammu and Kashmir win their first title, Yash Thakur, who recently made his T20I debut and has 93 first-class wickets, Anshul Kamboj, who already has a Test cap from 2025 and 105 first-class wickets, and Mukesh Kumar, cited for control with both new and old ball. The report said no official replacement had been named, with India's attack otherwise built around Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar alongside a spin-heavy lineup for the subcontinental conditions. ## Indian Opinion Analysis This is explicitly framed by the outlet as a list of contenders rather than a confirmed selection, so the four names should be read as informed speculation, not an announced replacement. The domestic statistics cited for each bowler are attributed to the same single report and have not been checked against a second source. The BCCI's squad announcement before the 15 August Galle Test will settle which, if any, of these bowlers is picked. ## Coverage - ZeeNews India Tags: BCCI, Jasprit Bumrah Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/4-fast-bowlers-who-can-replace-jasprit-bumrah-in-indias-test-squad-for-sri-lanka-tour-auqib-nabi-anshul-kamboj-and/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/4-fast-bowlers-who-can-replace-jasprit-bumrah-in-indias-test-squad-for-sri-lanka-tour-auqib-nabi-anshul-kamboj-and/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.