India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah is suffering from back spasms, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna said at the end of the second day of the final Test match in Sydney. Speaking at the press conference, Prasidh confirmed Bumrah’s injury and said the team will know more once the medical reports arrive from the hospital.
Prasidh’s update puts India in big trouble as they look to win the final Test match of the series and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In case Bumrah is unable to play on Day 3 – which is likely to be the last day of the Test match, India will not only lose their premier fast bowler but will also lose a competent lower-order batter.
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Prasidh, speaking at the post-day press conference on Saturday, did not explicitly mention that Bumrah would be ruled out of the Test match, but remained tight-lipped on the details.
“Jasprit Bumrah has back spasms. He went to do some scans. The medical team is monitoring him and we will know when the results come,” said Prasidh Krishna.
Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah left the Sydney Test match midway through the second day. Bumrah, who featured in all 5 matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25, was forced to leave after a back problem forced him out of the attack in the second session. on Saturday January 4.
Bumrah was seen leaving the stadium in a van along with the Indian team’s support staff. Sources told India Today that Bumrah went to collect scans from St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. The sources further added that the Indian team will know the results of the scans by today evening, by the end of the day.
Bumrah had bowled 8 overs the day before before leaving the field just after play resumed after the lunch break. The Indian captain collected the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne in the seventh over of the Australian innings.
“Bumrah was taken to a hospital in the Centennial Park area of Sydney. He was transported to Saint-Vincent Hospital. It has an old issue and it is being analyzed at the moment. The team will receive the report in the evening,” sources told India Today.
Bumrah overused in Australia
Jasprit Bumrah has played all five matches in the series so far. At the MCG, Bumrah bowled a record number of overs – the highest in his Test career. Bumrah bowled a total of 53.2 overs in the MCG Test. At one point, he even said no to Rohit Sharma when the captain asked him to play one more in the Test.
In the ongoing Test match, Bumrah picked up 2 wickets, taking his tally to 32 in the ongoing series. This is the highest ever wicket total by an Indian bowler against Australia, breaking the record of legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi who took 31 wickets in the 1977/78 series.
Published by:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
January 4, 2025
