India’s premier fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah was suffering from a stress fracture in his lower back in September 2019 and has been missing in action from international cricket since then. However, Bumrah’s pace, accuracy,and impeccable death-bowling skills have earned him a lot of praise from fans and cricket pundits around the world.
The Indian pacer is now all set to make his return to the international arena with the three-match T20I series between India and Sri Lanka. Ahead of the first T20I to be played in Guwahati on Sunday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the return of the premier pacer with a picture, followed by a stump-smashing video.
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Captioning the picture which comprised of BUmrah and teh Indian bowling coach, Bharat Arun, BCCI wrote: “And…He’s BACK @Jaspritbumrah93 all set for a session at the nets”.
And…He's BACK 🤟🏻👌🏻👌🏻@Jaspritbumrah93 all set for a session at the nets 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/pTIq84RXee
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 3, 2020
The BCCI then posted a video in which Bumrah can seen shattering the stumps during a training session on Friday. The video was captioned as: “Missed this sight anyone? How’s that from @Jaspritbumrah93 #TeamIndia #INDvSL,”.
Missed this sight anyone? 🔥🔥🔝
How's that from @Jaspritbumrah93 #TeamIndia #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/hoZAmnvE2k— BCCI (@BCCI) January 3, 2020
The 26-year-old fast bowler issued a warning to opposition batsmen with a tweet confirming that he is “back in comfort zone”.
Back in my comfort zone 🇮🇳🔥💪 pic.twitter.com/wQq3Inqlzl
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) January 3, 2020
Since making his India debut in 2016, Bumrah’s unorthodox action, natural pace, and ability to take wicket at any point in a match have made him a vital cog in the Indian cricket team’s scheme of things. Therefore, his return will be extremely crucial as the men in blue are in the process of figuring out their combination for the T20 World Cup to be played in Australia in October.
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Jasprit Bumrah, who has not played for India since the tour of the West Indies in August-September, has also been included in the squad for the three-match home ODI series against Australia scheduled to commence on January 14 in Mumbai.
