Jasprit Bumrah Injury: MI Coach Says “Everything Okay”, But Star Pacer Still Can’t Play. Here’s Why
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Before the confrontation against the Gujarat titans on Saturday, the Mumbai Indians’ head coach Mahela Jayawardene published an update on the Prime Minister Jasprit Bumrah stimulator and said he is recovering, but there is no exact date of his return to action in the Indian season during the Premier League (IPL) 2025. BCCI Center of Excellence (formerly the National Cricket Academy) in Bengaluru for an injury to the lower back, which prevented him from Bowling in the second rounds of the fifth test against Australia in Sydney. Since then, Bumrah has been absent and has even missed the Triummphant Champions Trophy campaign of India.
“On a daily basis, he crosses his program. So far, everything seems good, but there has been no calendar given by the NCA, so we will expect on this,” said Jayawardene about Bumrah.
The 31 -year -old should join the Mumbai team at some point in April. In his absence, Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar share the load of the bowling of the rhythm while the franchise also made its debut at the Satyanarayana Raju corridor in the absence of Captain Hardy Pandya in their first season game against Chennai Super Kings in Chepauk on Sunday.
With Pandya returning to the field after having served a suspension of a match due to an excessive offense in the last edition, Jayawardene expects that Mumbai fans are watching beyond the last season when they gave a hostile reception to the versatile after his appointment as Captain on Rohit Sharma.
“I think it’s just a cricket game. Fans are fans and emotions are part of it and I’m sure everyone went beyond,” said Jayawardene.
“It’s incredible to see how loyalty and everything even works in IPL, which is fascinating, and I enjoyed it from the outside. Twelve months later, he realized much more and I am sure that everyone will see beyond what happened last year. We can enjoy a good cricket game and everyone can enjoy a good cricket game,” he added.
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