Indian national cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah ended what was his best series in Australia in a disappointing manner. The fast bowler got injured in the last match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney and since then his injury has become the talk of the town.
After continuously playing 5 matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Jasprit Bumrah’s body finally gave way in the last match. The first fast bowler of the Indian national cricket team suffered a back spasm in the middle of the match and was taken for a scan, after which he did not come to bowl.
Jasprit Bumrah hurt himself ahead of the Sydney Test in Melbourne
The extent of Bumrah’s injury is not known, but it is understood that the damage to the speedster occurred long before the Sydney test. According to reports in Fox Cricket, the fast bowler is understood to have been injured during the fourth Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
Lacking support, skipper Rohit Sharma asked Bumrah to bowl continuous spells in the fourth Test. The best pacer bowled around 8-9 spells as other fast bowlers did not look in good form. Even captain Rohit Sharma asked him to bowl another one.
But he was honest about saying no, saying “Bas abhi. Nahi lag raha hai zor.” [Enough now. I’m not able to push more]. It is learned that this was the moment when the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team experienced discomfort, which turned serious during the last match of the series in Sydney.
Jasprit Bumrah looked very exhausted after the fourth day of the Melbourne Test
Reports added that Jasprit Bumrah looked very exhausted when they were called to stumps on the fourth day of the match. While all the other players were returning, he was standing all alone in the middle of the MCG pitch. He stood hunched over for a few seconds, his hands on his knees, breathing heavily.
The extra workload must have taken its toll on the vice-captain of the Indian national cricket team. A report in Fox Cricket said: “The damage is done, though it won’t become apparent for almost a week. India have cooked their golden goose.”
The extent of Jasprit Bumrah’s back spasm is unknown
During that Test in Melbourne, Jasprit Bumrah bowled 53.2 overs, the most he bowled in a Test. Overall, in the series, the pacer bowled more than 150 overs and by the end of the last match, where he bowled just 10 overs, his back pain intensified, leaving the team worried.
The degree of Bumrah’s back spasm is not known, but if it is in the Grade 1 category, then he will need at least two to three weeks of rehabilitation. Stage 2 can take up to six weeks, while Stage 3 requires at least three months of rest and a rehabilitation program.
