In a worrying moment for the Indian cricket team, captain and opener Jasprit Bumrah suffered an injury on the second day of the ongoing fifth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney on Saturday (January 4).
India’s star pacer left the field multiple times and bowled just one over after lunch before returning to the dressing room for treatment. He was sidelined for more than half an hour in the ongoing New Year Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney.
Jasprit Bumrah leaving the Syndey Cricket Ground
The Indian skipper bowled just one at the start of the session before leaving the field and hasn’t returned since. It has also been confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah has undergone a scan at a Sydney hospital. There is no official news on Bumrah, but India are currently without their captain at the SCG.
Any injury to Bumrah could be a major setback for the Indian cricket team as they look to save the New Year Test to tie the ongoing five-match Test and retain the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Namely, Sarfaraz Khan came as a replacement for Bumrah.
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An injury scare for India emerged after the completion of the 31st over when Bumrah left the field and was later replaced by Mohammed Siraj. The tourists are currently without Bumrah but the others are stepping up with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna taking two wickets each.
Live visuals from the official broadcasters showed Bumrah leaving the stadium in his training gear, accompanied by two members of support staff, for a scan.
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We just had a feeling he wasn’t doing well: Ravi Shastri on Jasprit Bumrah
Ravi Shastri said on Fox Cricket: “He’s going to the doctor, he’s going for a scan… we’ll know more in a while. We just had the feeling that he was not well. This could have a big impact on the series.” In his absence, Virat Kohli is leading the Indian team in the Sydney Test.
Unfortunately, the extreme workload has taken its toll on Jasprit Bumrah, who has been India’s only consistent bowler in the ongoing 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. against Australia. The Indian pacer has probably bowled more than any other bowler from the Indian team Down Under.
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Bumrah has so far taken two wickets in his 10 overs in the ongoing New Year Test. He has picked 32 wickets overall in the ongoing Test series. Speaking of the match, Australia still trail by 10 runs and India need one wicket to complete the hosts’ innings in the ongoing fifth and final Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
These antics don’t look pretty: Rohit Sharma on Sam Konstas
Prasidh Krishna leads the way in Bumrah’s absence, taking three quick wickets at the SCG. Earlier, Rohit Sharma slammed Sam Konstas for unnecessarily poking Jasprit Bumrah in the last session of the ongoing Sydney Test.
Reacting to the heated moment, Rohit told the television house, “Our boys are silent only till a certain time. If you poke them, they will poke you back. We are all here to play cricket. Please don’t do such stupid things. These pranks don’t look pretty. Our boys are very classy. We focus only on the given task and nothing else. It was important for us to take a wicket or two at that point, to keep the pressure on Australia.”
