Why did Jasprit Bumrah suddenly return home, will he return in the next match against SA? Big update came out

By Sandy Verma On Dec 16, 2025

Jasprit Bumrah Availability: Jasprit Bumrah’s sudden exit from the team has become a topic of discussion amid the ongoing T20 series between India and South Africa. His absence in Dharamshala T20 surprised the fans. Now a big update has come out on Bumrah’s sudden return home, along with it important indications have also been received regarding his availability in the next match.

India’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah could not play in the third T20 match against South Africa. Before this match played in Dharamshala, captain Suryakumar Yadav told during the toss that Bumrah is not available for this match due to personal reasons.

BCCI had also issued an official statement saying that Jasprit Bumrah has returned home due to personal reasons and will not play in this match at present. The board had also clarified that information on his availability for the remaining matches will be given later.

Meanwhile, according to the report of news agency PTI, Bumrah has returned home due to the hospitalization of a very close member of the family. According to the report, if everything goes well, Bumrah can rejoin the team in the fourth or fifth T20 match. However, at present his first priority is the health of his family members.

Despite the absence of Bumrah, India performed brilliantly in the Dharamshala T20, defeating South Africa by seven wickets and taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The fourth match of the series will be played on December 17 at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Meanwhile, India has suffered another setback. Spin all-rounder Akshar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining two T20 matches due to illness. BCCI has confirmed that Shahbaz Ahmed has been included in the team in his place.

Indian team for the last two matches of T20 series:Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed.