Sydney: India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah returns to the changing room after an alarming two-and-a-half hour absence on the second day of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground. I’m back.
Indian pacer Prasidh Krishan gave an update after the day’s play that Bumrah suffered a spasm in his back and went for tests.
Bumrah had left the SCG with India’s team doctor during the second session of the match against Australia on Saturday. India’s stand-in captain took part in the match after lunch but was dismissed after bowling just one over and left the venue in a car with team doctor and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) integrity manager Anshuman Upadhyay.
Nothing seemed serious when the seamer left the field shortly after the second session resumed, but as it was later confirmed, he was rushed for scans. Broadcaster Fox flashed footage of Bumrah emerging from the venue wearing workout gear.
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He bowled four overs in the morning session and took the big wicket of Marnus Labuschagne to take his total in the series to 32, the most by an Indian player on Australian soil with 31. , breaking the long-standing record of former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi. In 1977/78. After his burst that morning, Bumrah bowled another short spell of three overs before bowling just one after lunch.
Jasprit Bumrah sits in the car leaving the SCG.
During the active period, he maintained a decent speed, consistently exceeding 135 km/h, without any visible discomfort. India will be hoping that nothing serious happens as he is the MVP of this series and they cannot afford to lose his services in the middle of the match.
