Jasprit Bumrah OUT of Perth Test? Star pacer suffers huge injury scare

In a massive blow for the India National Cricket Team, the superstar pacer Jasprit Bumrah has suffered a major injury scare ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

Jasprit Bumrah's injury scare comes as a big blow because he is the stand-in skipper of the India National Cricket Team for the Test series opener, which will be beginning on November 22 in Perth.

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Jasprit Bumrah hit on his shoulder

Bumrah is the designated vice-captain of the Indian team and after Rohit Sharma made the decision to skip the first Test, the leadership responsibility fell on the pacer.

Notably, Rohit Sharma didn't travel with India to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he and his wife were expecting their second child.

Rohit and Ritika Sajdeh were blessed with a baby boy on November 15 and the India skipper decided to stay with his family for some time. He is expected to join the team ahead of the second Test in Adelaide.

Coming back to Jasprit Bumrah, CODE Cricket journalists - Ben Horne and Dan Cherny - who were present at the stadium in Perth during the practice sessions of India and Australia, revealed that Bumrah was hit on his shoulder by a net bowler while doing the batting practice and he went down in agony.

However, they further said that the premier India pacer seemed fine after suffering the blow and was seen clicking the pictures with the net bowlers.

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He’s their X-factor - Travis Head

Bumrah has played just 40 Test matches for India National Cricket Team but is undoubtedly the most important player in the side at the moment.

His presence puts fear in the mind of the opposition, and his record against the Aussies is also very good. In 7 Tests, he has bagged 32 wickets against Australia at an average of 21.25, an economy of 2.47, and a strike rate of 51.5.

Recently, during an interaction on Fox Cricket, Travis Head labeled Bumrah as the X-factor of the Indian team. He said:

"Impossible (to face). You try to feel like you’re one step ahead, but it always feels like he’s that next step. Any format of the game, he’s incredible. He’s their X-factor, he’s the guy they go to every time, and more often than not, he’s able to produce for them. In big moments you want big players, and I think he’s their biggest."

Much like Mitchell Johnson, he had a weird action too - Usman Khawaja

The Aussie opener Usman Khawaja, meanwhile, compared Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Johnson, saying that the Indian superstar also has a weird action that makes it difficult for batters to face him. He said:

“When I first faced Bumrah, I was like, ‘Oh where did that come from?’ It comes at you a little bit quicker than you expect because of the awkwardness of his action and how he releases the ball.”

"Much like Mitchell Johnson, he had a weird action too. The ball used to come out and felt like it got to you quicker because you didn’t get a look at it the whole way. Jasprit’s a little bit the same, with arms going everywhere."