Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif showed his concern over speedster Jasprit Bumrah’s absence and demanded “transparency” around the pace bowler’s recovery time. However, Bumrah has been on the sidelines since September 2022. He missed the Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup last year as well. He was added into India’s ODI squad against Sri Lanka but later he was pulled out. He also missed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 and was ruled out of the IPL 2023 as he recently underwent back surgery as well.

And, now Kaif blamed the system for players frequently getting injured. The veteran cricketer-turned-commentator also added that the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and its chief VVS Laxman should not take the matter lightly.

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“I have noticed faults in the system. Players have gotten picked in the squad, and then pulled out before the match citing they weren’t fully fit. This happened to Bumrah recently and even Mohammad Shami has done this a couple of times,” Mohammad Kaif told Sportskeeda. “So the NCA trainers, physios, VVS Laxman and his team have to take care of these situations. Because it is unfair on the fans of cricket who are expecting Bumrah to play the next day. I feel this is a very serious matter and the management shouldn’t take it lightly.”

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“There should be transparency and players should be tested properly before being declared fit. There shouldn’t be any grey area left; a player is either fit or more 10-20 days will be needed. As a Bumrah fan, I want to know what injury he has, what is his recovery time, etc. So they should address this transparency bit and put forth the exact matter,” Mohammad Kaif concluded.