Indian star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka ahead of the first match. Bumrah reported a stiff back during practice and was ruled out as a precautionary measure. However, as per the latest reports, the star pacer might also miss out on the entire New Zealand series and the first two test matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia.
The best Bumrah can manage is the final two Tests against Australia in Dharamshala and Ahmedabad in March. The report further added that Bumrah would require three more weeks of rest before he starts bowling at full fitness again.
“After clearing those tests at the NCA last week, Bumrah had fresh bowling tests in Mumbai under the supervision of Nitin Patel, the head of NCA’s sports science wing and the final authority on a player’s fitness clearance. It was after those tests, combined with the scan results, that it was determined Bumrah would need more rehab time,” the reports quoted by Hindustan Times.
The poor guy had been working very hard: Rohit Sharma on Bumrah
While talking about Bumrah’s fitness, India captain Rohit Sharma said they have to be extra cautious with Bumrah because of the quality he brings to the bowling lineup. He said he felt a little stiffness when he started bowling again. He said they need to be careful about his fitness.
“It’s an unfortunate incident with him [Bumrah]. The poor guy had been working very hard at the NCA all this time. Just when he got back to full fitness, he started bowling and everything, the last two days I think this incident happened where he felt a little bit of stiffness in his back. It’s nothing major, it’s just stiffness. [But] when Bumrah says anything we have to be very cautious about it.
“I thought it was important for us to make that decision then, to just pull him out. When we named him [in the squad], he was in the process of getting his workload done. We need to be very careful with him. He had a major injury before the [T20] World Cup. So we just need to be careful,” Rohit said ahead of the first ODI against Sri Lanka.
