# Bumrah to Miss Two-Test Series After Impact Injury 2026-08-06T04:20:12+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Jasprit Bumrah will miss India’s upcoming two-match Test series after failing to recover from an impact injury. He was earlier rested for the third and final ODI against England. The supplied report says the injury has not healed in time for the first Test, leaving him unavailable for the series. The report does not provide details about the injury, his expected recovery timeline or any replacement decision. Its headline also refers to calls for Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to return, and a former India player’s suggestion that Bumrah take an extended break. ## Coverage - sports.ndtv.com Tags: src-rss Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jasprit-bumrah-told-to-take-a-year-off-as-ex-india-star-calls-for-mohammed-shami-bhuvneshwar-kumar-return/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jasprit-bumrah-told-to-take-a-year-off-as-ex-india-star-calls-for-mohammed-shami-bhuvneshwar-kumar-return/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.