Jasprit Bumrah Injury: All is not well for Indian cricket team’s star bowler Jasprit Bumrah these days. He went to New Zealand for surgery to recover from a back injury. Due to injury, he missed Team India for a long time. He last played an international match for India in September 2022. After that he could not play in important tournaments like T20 World Cup due to injury. During this time, Bumrah missed the cricket series against West Indies, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Australia. He has been ruled out of IPL 2023 due to injury. All is not well for Bumrah. He is fighting against time. In such a situation, it will be a tough challenge for him to stay fit before the 2023 World Cup.
Getting fit before the World Cup is a challenge
Jasprit Bumrah has already been ruled out of IPL 2023 due to back problems. Now he has an important tournament like the World Cup in front of him. The year is 2023 The 50-over World Cup will be held in India in October-November. If he is not fit in time then it will be difficult to play in the World Cup. However, it takes a long time to recover from back problems. Officials say it will take four weeks for Bumrah to get back on his feet. But the recovery process is long. Because rehabilitation begins after recovery, which may take three to five months. In such conditions, it will be a tough challenge for Bumrah to get fit before the World Cup. According to a senior BCCI official, ‘It will be difficult for Bumrah to be fit on time. After he recovers from the surgery, he will have to go for rehabilitation. Once the rehabilitation is complete, it will be known when Bumrah will return.
When did Bumrah get a problem?
In July 2022, Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain after the second ODI against England. He did not play the third match after that. In August 2022, he missed the ODI series against West Indies. He missed the Asia Cup in August 2022 as he was not fit in time. In September 2022, he returned against South Africa ahead of the T20 World Cup. After bowling 5 overs in this series, his old injury flared up. In October 2022, he missed the T20 World Cup. He missed the New Zealand tour in November. We could not go to Bangladesh tour in December. Was in the ODI squad against Sri Lanka in January 2023 but withdrew due to back pain. In February 2023, Jasprit Bumrah was dropped from Border-Gavaskar Trophy, IPL and World Test Championship.
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