Published: Jul 31, 2023, 04:58 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 31, 2023, 04:58 PM (IST)
INDIA pacer Jasprit Bumrah is regaining his full fitness and is likely to make his highly-anticipated return to action next month during the tour of Ireland.
The pacer last played competitive cricket in September 2022 during T20Is against Australia, before a recurrence of a back injury meant he has been out of action since then. He has been undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru since undergoing back surgery in New Zealand in March this year.
BCCI had said in a medical update that Bumrah was bowling with full intensity in the nets. A video is going viral on the internet and in the clip Bumrah can be seen bowling to young batters.
This is a good sign of his recovery, Bumrah seems ready to make his return to International cricket and this is a greatness for Team India ahead of the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup 2023.
BOARD of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, Jay Shah, on Thursday, confirmed that Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is fully fit and might go for India’s tour of Ireland, which will begin in August.
The squad for the series is likely to be announced this week. The three T20Is will take place on August 18, 20 and 23 this year. The pacer underwent a successful back surgery back in March and has not played competitive cricket since a T20I match at home against Australia in September.
The tour of Ireland will be Bumrah’s second visit to the country, with the first one coming in 2018 which saw him fracturing his thumb in the first match. This injury caused him to miss the first half of the England tour held that year.
