Injured Jasprit Bumrah Likely To Return For The West Indies T20Is

Team India received a massive blow ahead of the three-match Test series against South Africa with star bowler Jasprit Bumrah ruled out with a lower back injury. Umesh Yadav will replace him for the South Africa Tests. Meanwhile, the injury is likely to keep the fast bowler out of action for at least six weeks.

Bumrah last featured in the Test series against West Indies where India inflicted a 2-0 win over the host. The pacer played a significant role to help India gain big in the ICC World Test Championship returning with the highest wickets. The management in an attempt to manage Jasprit Bumrah’s workload kept him out of the T20I series against the Proteas.

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He was slated to return during the Test series also his first in home soil making since making his Test debut in 2018. Bumrah was looking forward to it and started his training at the NCA in Bengaluru. But he sustained a lower back fracture which will keep him out of action for at least six weeks.

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A source close to the development said to IANS that Jasprit Bumrah is not in the radar for the Bangladesh series. Skipper Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri want Bumrah to recover fully and return as they aim the World T20 in Australia next year.

“You can say that the team is looking at a return for the West Indies limited-overs series. The team management is very clear that they want no shortcuts and undergoing a proper rehab and returning fully fit is vital. The Bangladesh series would be too early,” the source explained.

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As a result, Jasprit Bumrah will no longer be a part of India’s campaign in the ICC World Test Championship this year. India will five more Test matches in 2019 – three against South Africa followed by two against Bangladesh. The source; however, ruled out any delay in recovery with Nitin Patel at the helm of Bumrah’s recovery.

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“If there is one person that the Indian players swear by, it is Nitin. And with him observing Bumrah’s recovery, he might, on the contrary, be ready for action before time,” he concluded.