Jasprit Bumrah set to return after injury layoff

Star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to return after sustaining an injury during the final Border-Gavaskar Test between Australia and India on 4 January in Sydney.

Following the injury, Bumrah was subsequently ruled out of the Champions Trophy, India won last month.

He went through rehab at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, leading to uncertainty regarding his participation in the first few matches of the IPL.

For context, this marks Bumrah’s first injury since he suffered a back injury in March 2023, which caused him to miss the IPL and the ICC World Test Championship final, which India eventually lost to Australia.

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The news of Bumrah’s return was announced through his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Mumbai Indians.

The five-time IPL winning team announced the arrival of the pacer with the caption “The King of the jungle is back in his kingdom” on their social media accounts.

The ace pacer joined the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians ahead of their clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 7 April.

Jasprit Bumrah joined MI after getting clearance from the (BCCI) medical staff at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, as reported by Cricinfo.

However, Bumrah is unlikely to feature in the playing XI for their home game against RCB.

The 31-year-old fast bowler will now team up with the MI support staff, under the leadership of Mahela Jayawardene, to devise his comeback schedule.

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