The Indian fast bowler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar being diagnosed with a sports hernia again and it has raised quite a few questions over the team of specialists working at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) as they had recently given him a clean chit. The recent reports have also suggested that the duo of Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah had refused to undergo rehabilitation at the NCA post-injury.

Speaking to IANS, a BCCI functionary revealed that while the protocol says that both the contracted players should have been at the NCA for rehab, the players have clarified to the team management that they wouldn’t be going to Bengaluru. Describing the same, the official said, “Both Pandya and Bumrah made it clear to the team management that they wouldn’t wish to go to the academy for rehabilitation and that is why while Yogesh Parmar kept an eye on Pandya, Nitin Patel studied every process that Bumrah followed during the rehab. Yes, they have contracted players and they should have been at the NCA, but the stakes are high and for a sportsperson, injuries are a serious matter.”

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In fact, with India trainer Nick Webb busy with the team, both Bumrah and Pandya did their training under Delhi Capitals trainer Rajnikanth Sivagnanam rather than heading to the NCA. Rajnikanth was in the race for the post of India trainer, but Webb had grabbed the post. .

Talking about Bhuvneshwar, the pacer has been at the NCA on and off after the World Cup 2019 as he has looked to gain 100 percent fitness. But the team at the NCA seems to have given the green signal sooner than needed as he aggravated it just two games into his return to the national side and he started complaining of discomfort in the last T20I.

Talking about bhuvneshwar, the BCCI official said, “He was at the NCA for close to three months and without getting into details on the number of tests done on him in Bengaluru, all I will say is that he was checked for all possible issues. But strangely, the sportsman’s hernia wasn’t diagnosed. And no sooner was he tested in Mumbai that it was caught. We all know what he brings to the table in conditions that aid swing and seam. He will have to undergo surgery and should be back in time for the Indian Premier League.”

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Interestingly, this isn’t the first time that a player has had to face this sort of an issue at the NCA. Wriddhiman Saha’s episode is there for all to see as he had aggravated his injury twice last year.