Rohit Sharma hopeful of Jasprit Bumrah's return before 2023 ODI World Cup

Insisting that he desperately hopes to have Jasprit Bumrah back before the 2023 ODI World Cup India captain Rohit Sharma has indicated that the lead pacers return to the fold is not imminentWhile Rohit said things look positive at the moment as far as Bumrahs recovery is concerned he couldnt guarantee if the fast bowler would hop on the plane to Ireland for the upcoming whiteball assignments in IrelandSpeaking about Bumrah while addressing a press conference on the eve of the first ODI against the West Indies here Rohit said The amount of experience he Bumrah brings is very important Right now hes coming from a serious injury and Ive no idea if hell travel to Ireland because the team hasnt been announced yetIf he gets to play then its good and we hope he plays before the World Cup When a player returns from a serious injury match fitness match feeling are some key components which are missing said Rohit at the press conference ahead of the first ODIWell see what has been planned and everything depends on his recovery We are in constant touch with the NCA and things look positive at the moment added RohitBumrah had undergone surgery for a recurring back niggle in New Zealand in March and since then he has been on the recovery pathThe pacer had last played for India during the home T20Is against Australia in September last yearBumrah missed the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia and also missed the last Indian Premier League a tournament in which he represents Mumbai IndiansLast week the BCCI provided medical updates on the star pacerThe matches in Ireland will be followed by the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and Pakistan after which the Indian team will play three ODIs at home against AustraliaAlso ReadCan Windies keep India from 30 scorelineIf Bumrah is not able to play in Ireland and Asia Cup he will most likely feature in the series against Australia which is scheduled to be held just before the World CupRohit also spoke about the Indian teams injury problems in their ODI setup and the need for having backupsYou need experience when you go into big tournaments But when there are injuries you just dont know what you can do about itQuite a few players are injured from our team but we try to identify players who are going to play in the World Cup and give them as many matches as possible so that they get the experienceAlong with focusing on the XI we need to focus on other 1520 players too because anyone can get injured the India opener saidWith the focus primarily on the World Cup which India is hosting in OctoberNovember Rohit said the team management will get a clear idea about players who could be picked with specific roles in mind for the marquee tournament and also how the overall squad would lookThis West Indies is a very important series for us because many players are new here they havent played many matches so its important to give them exposureThey should be be played and given a role and we will also get a chance to see that if they have been given a role how they are performing in the role how they are respondingWe had focussed on all things before the T20 World Cup last year that the new players who have come in the team how they perform in the roles they have been givenIn the three matches here what all players we can give chances to and then we will take a decision after these 1012 ODIs before the World CupWith PTI inputs