Jasprit Bumrah bowled over 157 overs in the four-Test series against Australia (Jasprit Bumrah Twitter)
Jasprit Bumrah has been rested by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for India's one-day international series against Australia and New Zealand.
Bumrah will also not play the 3-match T20I series against New Zealand, the BCCI announced in a press release on Tuesday.
Mohammed Siraj has been called up for the ODIs in Australia and New Zealand in place of Bumrah, while Siddarth Kaul has been drafted into the squad for the T20 Internationals.
"The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to rest India pacer Jasprit Bumrah for the forthcoming ODI series against Australia and the tour in New Zealand.
"Keeping in mind the work load of the bowler, it was best felt to give him adequate rest ahead of the home series against Australia. Mohammed Siraj will replace Bumrah in the squad for the Australia and New Zealand tour," BCCI said in a statement.
"Siddarth Kaul has also been drafted into the squad for the 3-match T20I series against New Zealand," BCCI added.
Update: Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the upcoming ODI series against Australia and India's Tour of New Zealand. Mohammed Siraj to replace him. @sidkaul22 added to India's T20I squad. #TeamIndiaDetails:
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The ODI members of Team India are already on their way to Australia with the likes of Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni expected to reach on Tuesday.
Bumrah was the shining light for India with the ball as they won a historic Test series against Australia on Monday. Virat Kohli became the first Asian captain to beat Australia in their own country as India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1.
Bumrah was the joint-highest wicket taker in the four Tests, with 21 wickets from 943 balls, giving away just 357 runs in the process. He bowled over 157 overs during the entire series.
Siraj has been top form with the ball in domestic cricket. In his last Ranji Trophy for Hyderabad against Punjab, he picked up seven wickets. He had also put in good performances against New Zealand A last year.
Kaul too has been in good form with the ball and recently took 10 wickets in his last two first-class games. He also picked up seven wickets against New Zealand A, including a 4-wicket haul in the last match.
India are slated to face Australia in three ODIs which begins with the first ODI on January 12 in Sydney, followed by the second ODI on January 15 in Adelaide and the third ODI being on January 18 in Melbourne.
India are then slated to travel to New Zealand for a 5-match ODI series, which starts from January 23 and then will play three T20Is starting February 10.
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