India national cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah had a disappointing end to what was his best series in Australia. The fast bowler was injured in the last match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney, and since then, his injury has become a big talking point.
After playing 5 consecutive matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Jasprit Bumrah's body finally gave in in the last match. The India national cricket team's first-choice fast bowler suffered a back spasm mid-match and was taken for a scan, after which he did not come out to play.
Jasprit Bumrah has done himself a disservice ahead of the Sydney Test in Melbourne
The extent of Bumrah's injury is unknown, but the damage to the speedster is known to have occurred before the Sydney Test. According to reports in Fox Cricket, the fast bowler was reportedly injured during the fourth Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
Due to lack of support, Bumrah was asked to bowl sustained spells in the fourth Test by skipper Rohit Sharma. The main bowler bowled around 8-9 spells as the other fast bowlers did not look good. Skipper Rohit Sharma even asked him to bowl another ball.
But he was frank in saying no, saying, “Baas abhi. Nahi lag raha hai zur.” (Enough now. I can't press any longer.) It is learned that this was the moment when the vice-captain of the Indian national cricket team felt some discomfort, which turned serious during the last match of the series in Sydney.
Jasprit Bumrah looked very tired after the fourth day of the Melbourne Test
Reports added that when stumps were called on the fourth day of the match, Jasprit Bumrah looked extremely tired. While all the other players returned, he was standing alone in the middle of the MCG pitch. He stood bent over for several seconds, hands on his knees, and took great gasps of air.
The extra workload has certainly taken its toll on the vice-captain of the Indian national cricket team. “The damage has been done, although it won't become apparent for about another week. India has cooked its golden goose,” the report in Fox Cricket read.
The degree of back spasm suffered by Jasprit Bumrah is unknown
During the Melbourne Test, Jasprit Bumrah bowled 53.2 overs, the most he has bowled in a single Test. Overall, in the series, the bowler bowled more than 150 overs, and by the end of the last match, where he bowled only 10 overs, his back pain increased, leaving the team worried.
The degree of Bumrah's back spasm is unknown, but if it is in the first category, it will take at least two to three weeks of rehabilitation. In the second grade, it may take up to six weeks, while the third grade requires at least three months of rest and rehabilitation programs.