Such is the hectic schedule of international cricket, players are bound to get injured. Multiple injuries had hit India in the past year. The likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul got sidelined due to injuries, along with Rishabh Pant, who survived a car accident. It’s not easy for a team when important regular members sit out due to injury concerns.
Amidst the grave concern, finally, it’s some great news for India. Bumrah, the heartthrob of India’s pace bowling, is seen bowling in the nets with full effort. The pace sensation who has a habit of outsmarting batters with his cunning yorkers and slower balls has been missing in action since his outing in a T20I series against Australia in September 2022 owing to a back injury.
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Earlier this year, the pacer went under the knife in Christchurch, New Zealand, and started his rehab at National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
As per an Indian Express report, the injury-prone bowler is sweating out in the nets, bowling a near about eight to ten overs per day. He is eying a comeback in a three-match T20I series versus Ireland in August.
In a video which took the internet by storm, the 29-year-old was seen bowling relentlessly without any discomfort. Surely, a huge boost for India before the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Despite winning the first Test against West Indies, Indian bowling coach Paras Mhambrey rued Bumrah’s absence in the bowling line-up.
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"Injuries and workload of bowlers is a big concern. If you look at the last one-and-a-half years, Bumrah is a player who we have missed a lot. We have not decided who is going to play white ball and who red ball but eventually we have to give breaks to our bowlers," Mhamrey said.
