In a major blow to the Indian National Cricket Team, superstar pacer Jasprit Bumrah has had a major injury scare ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Jasprit Bumrah’s injury scare comes as a big blow as he is the Indian National Cricket Team’s skipper for the Test series opener starting November 22 in Perth.
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Jasprit Bumrah hit him on the shoulder
Bumrah is the designated vice-captain of the Indian team and after Rohit Sharma decided to sit out the first Test, the onus of leadership fell on the paceman.
It should be noted that Rohit Sharma did not go with India to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he and his wife were expecting their second child.
On November 15, Rohit and Ritika Sajdeh gave birth to a baby boy and the Indian captain decided to stay with his family for a while. He is expected to join the team before the second Test in Adelaide.
Coming back to Jasprit Bumrah, CODE Cricket journalists – Ben Horne and Dan Cherny, who were present at the stadium in Perth during India vs Australia practice, revealed that Bumrah hit the net on his shoulder while taking batting practice. and he fell to the ground in agony.
However, they later said that the Indian coach looked fine after taking the knock and was clicking pictures with the net bowler.
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He is their X factor – Travis Head
Bumrah has played just 40 Test matches for the Indian National Cricket Team but is arguably the most important player in the side right now.
His presence strikes fear into the minds of the opposition and his record against the Aussies is also very good. In 7 Tests, he took 32 wickets against Australia at an average of 21.25, an economy of 2.47 and a strike rate of 51.5.
During a recent interaction with Fox Cricket, Travis Head tagged Bumrah as the X-factor of the Indian team. He said:
“It’s impossible (head-to-head). You try to feel like you’re one step ahead, but it always feels like the next step. Any format of the game, he’s incredible. He’s their X-factor, their go-to guy. Every time and more often- quickly, he’s able to produce in big moments for them, and I think he’s the biggest of them all.”
Like Mitchell Johnson, he also had a strange move – Usman Khawaja
And Australian all-rounder Usman Khawaja compared Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Johnson, saying the Indian superstar also has a strange movement that makes it difficult for batsmen to face him. He said:
“When I met Bumrah for the first time, I was like, ‘Oh, where did that come from?’ I said. “Because of the awkwardness of his movement and the way he releases the ball, it happens to you a little quicker than you expect.”
“Like Mitchell Johnson, he had some weird moves. The ball was coming out earlier and it felt like you were getting to it quicker because you weren’t looking at it the whole way. Jasprit is a bit of the same, he’s got the arms. He’s going everywhere.”
