India, Aug. 11 -- India's injury crisis has deepened in recent times, with several key players set to miss the upcoming Sri Lanka Tests. Jasprit Bumrah is dealing with knee swelling, while Sai Sudharsan (left big toe), Harshit Rana (hamstring), Nitish Kumar Reddy (hamstring) and Washington Sundar (quadriceps) are also sidelined. Akash Deep, who has been out since Bengal's Ranji Trophy semi-final defeat with a lower-back stress fracture, remains the longest-term absentee.

The concerns extend to the white-ball setup, with Hardik Pandya (quadriceps), Varun Chakravarthy (hamstring) and Prince Yadav (hamstring) currently at the Centre of Excellence. The immediate challenge is to get these players back on the field, but the growing list of inj...