Wasim Jaffer Expresses Concern On Jasprit Bumrah’s Fitness Upon Return

INDIA pacer Jasprit Bumrah is close to regaining his full fitness and is likely to make his highly-anticipated return to action next month during the tour of Ireland.

He has been away from competitive cricket for nearly a year and has indicated return potential in videos posted on his social media. His return is good news for Team India. However, former India opener Wasim Jaffer has also expressed concern about Bumrah being able to perform the same as he used to before.

“He is a huge part of the bowling attack. I feel he will have an extremely important role in the World Cup. We are missing him in death bowling. We have missed him this entire year. However, he needs to come back to fitness, and there will be a question mark whether he will be able to bowl the same way, at the same pace. If it does, there can’t be anything better than that,” said Jaffer.

Jasprit Bumrah In Final Stages Of Recovery

India’s fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna are at their final stages of rehab and are bowling with full intensity in the nets at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, the BCCI said on Friday, while adding that Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and more significantly, Rishabh Pant, have commenced batting practice.

Bumrah last played competitive cricket in September 2022 due to his back injury. He has been undergoing rehabilitation at the NCA since undergoing back surgery in New Zealand in March this year.

“The two fast bowlers are in the final stages of their rehab and are bowling with full intensity in the nets. The duo will now play some practice games, which the NCA will organise. The BCCI Medical Team is pleased with their progress and will make a final decision after assessing them following the practice games,” the BCCI said in a statement.