Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah (Image Credits: Twitter)

Former India National Cricket Team all-rounder Irfan Pathan has said that he is quite sceptical about the comeback of the pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah to top-level cricket.

Jasprit Bumrah has been out of action since September 2022 due to a back injury. He was recently included in the ODI squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, but on Monday, a day before the commencement of the series, the BCCI announced that the pacer has been ruled out of the matches and he “will need some more time to build bowling resilience”.

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Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan (Image Credit: Twitter)

Speaking on the ‘Follow the Blues’ show on Star Sports, Pathan said that Bumrah is a vital member of the Indian team and he should only return to competitive cricket when he is fully fit.

“Look I’m very sceptical about Jasprit Bumrah’s comeback, I’m hoping that he will not have an injury effect on his bowling. But I really hope that he is fully fit, more than 100 per cent fit, which is what I want to look at because a player like Bumrah, is very important to the Indian team,” he said on the ‘Follow the Blues’ show on Star Sports.

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Irfan Pathan. (Credits: Twitter)

Pathan added that the team management should take proper care of Bumrah because he is a rare commodity and his participation in the big matches is very important from India’s perspective.

“For him to play consistently and remain fit is of utmost importance because to find a player of his quality is very rare, so to manage him and for him to manage his body and to keep his fitness levels on top as well as to keep his mind on recovering from his stress injury and go under rehabilitation, and to continue to grow and move forward as a cricketer is of vital importance not only to Bumrah but for the team management as well,” he added.

Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo: Getty Images)

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