India skipper Rohit Sharma is hopeful of quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah returning to steer the assault within the final two Tests of the upcoming four-match collection in opposition to world primary Australia.
The 29-year-old Burma, who has not performed worldwide cricket since September final yr resulting from a again damage, will not be within the Indian staff for the primary two Tests however not too long ago returned to bowl on the National Cricket Academy nets, elevating hopes of a close to future. Returned to
“Not certain about Bumrah, I hope he performs the subsequent (final) two Tests (in opposition to Australia), we do not need to take any probabilities with him as again accidents are at all times critical. Even after that we’ll have a variety of cricket coming again.
“We are in fixed contact with the physios and docs at NCA. The medical staff will give him as a lot time as he needs.”
The India skipper was talking on the post-match press convention after India made a 3-0 ODI collection clear sweep on the tour of New Zealand right here.
Bumrah suffered a stress fracture in his decrease again after the England tour and was dominated out of final yr’s Asia Cup.
He was anticipated to make a comeback with the three-match ODI collection in opposition to Sri Lanka, however the quick bowler was dropped quickly after becoming a member of the staff.
The Test collection for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which can also be a part of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2022-23, will start in Nagpur from February 9.
The final two Tests are scheduled within the first two weeks of March.
To increase the staff’s probabilities within the T20 World Cup final October-November, Bumrah was picked within the T20 squad throughout a house collection in opposition to Australia, the place he as soon as once more broke down and was dominated out indefinitely.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
