New Delhi: Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah returned to practice for the first time in more than a month. He had been sidelined due to a back injury sustained during the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney. Consequently, Bumrah missed the ongoing Champions Trophy after experiencing back spasms during India’s 1-3 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Despite his absence, India has progressed to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy, securing victories over Bangladesh and Pakistan in their initial matches.
Before the semi-finals, Bumrah practiced in the nets and shared a video on Instagram with the caption, “Progress every day.”
Prior to the semi-finals, Bumrah engaged in net practice and posted a video on Instagram with the message, “Progress every day.”
“Semi final khel lo jassi,” a fan asked.
“Final me Jassi Bhai aa rahe haii,” another fan wrote.
“Sabhi players me Darr ka mahol hai,” another user quipped.
“Bro is gearing up to destroy Eng in June,” another fan commented under the post.
Bumrah was originally included in India’s team for the Champions Trophy, but he was unable to recover in time to be part of the final 15-member squad.
Bumrah recently shared his happiness upon being awarded Men’s Cricketer Of The Year and Men’s Test Player Of The Year, as well as being included in both the Men’s Test Team Of The Year and the T20I Team Of The Year at the ICC Awards 2024.
“It feels really good. As a child, I’d seen some of my childhood heroes win this (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) award. Always a privilege when you get such an honour,” the 31-year-old pacer said after receiving his ICC Awards.
“The T20 World Cup which we won is always going to be special and will be there in my mind. Obviously, a lot of learnings in my mind in the year as well. We played a lot of Test cricket, we got to know a lot of different experiences, so yeah, I’m very happy and hopefully better things will follow,” Bumrah added.
“I’m really happy for him (Shami). Obviously he’s had an injury struggle for so long. It takes a toll. But he’s been very happy and very positive. Looks good, he has the skill obviously, that will never go anywhere. The more he plays, the more confidence will come, and hopefully, he’ll help the team go further,” Bumrah said.
Bumrah is likely to return during IPL, starting from March 22.
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