Published: Jul 27, 2023, 06:55 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 27, 2023, 06:55 PM (IST)
INDIAN premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah is now just days away from his International cricket comeback and is likely to make his highly-anticipated return to action next month during the tour of Ireland.
As per a report from ESPN CricInfo, BCCI is expected to pick Jasprit Bumrah in the squad for the upcoming tour and that will help him get back in touch ahead of the upcoming editions of the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup.
The 29-year-old has been out of competitive cricket since late September last year, when he pulled out of the home T20Is against South Africa, after playing in two games against Australia. The re-occurrence of his back injury resulted in him missing the Asia Cup in the UAE and Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia last year.
The pacer attempted a comeback in January this year for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. But he was withdrawn on the eve of the ODI series opener at Guwahati, with the BCCI citing the need for him to gain full bowling fitness and calling the decision as a precautionary measure.
He then underwent a back surgery in New Zealand in March and has since been on the recovering route at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
On right-handed batters KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, the BCCI has said that they have resumed batting in the nets and are undergoing strength and fitness drills.
“They have resumed batting in the nets and are currently undergoing strength and fitness drills. The BCCI Medical Team is satisfied with their progress and will increase their intensity in terms of both skills and strength and conditioning in the coming days,” BCCI said in a statement
Meanwhile, left-handed wicketkeeper-batter Pant, who miraculously survived during an accident, has made significant progress in his rehabilitation and has commenced batting as well as keeping in the nets.
“He (Pant) has made significant progress in his rehabilitation and has commenced batting as well as keeping in the nets. He is currently following a fitness programme designed for him which includes strength, flexibility and running,” the statement added.
