Jasprit Bumrah Injury: Bumrah eyes Asia Cup 2023 RETURN after reporting to NCA for rehab, Follow LIVE Updates

Jasprit Bumrah Injury: After a string of injuries, India Cricket Team has some good news. Jasprit Bumrah has reported to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for injury rehabilitation and assessment. While he remains pain-free, the NCA and the BCCI expect the premier pacer to return for Asia Cup 2023. Bumrah has been out since July 2022 with a recurrence of his back injury. He has since missed Asia Cup 2022, T20 World Cup 2022 and the IPL 2023. Follow India Cricket Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

“Jasprit is doing well. He has begun his rehab. It is a slow process because of the surgery. All are cautious with him. It has to be a step-by-step process. He will slowly get into a heavier workload to assess how he is handling it. He will begin bowling soon and hopefully, if everything goes well, he will be available for Asia Cup,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport.

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Bumrah underwent a successful back surgery in New Zealand last month. As per a BCCI statement, Bumrah was advised to rest for six weeks before beginning rehab. Hence, he joined the NCA last Friday.

“The fast bowler was advised by the specialist to start his rehab six weeks after the surgery. Accordingly, Bumrah has commenced his rehab management at the NCA in Bengaluru from Friday,” BCCI said in a statement.

Jasprit Bumrah Injury Timeline

July 2022: Bumrah reported a back problem after the 2nd ODI against England in July 2022 and missed the 3rd ODI. Upon further consultation, it turned out to be a re-emergence of the back injury that he suffered in 2019.
August 2022: Missed the ODI series in West Indies. Returned to the NCA after his back issue flared up.
August 2022: Bumrah missed the Asia Cup as he failed to recover in time.
September 2022: After a two-and-half-month recovery, Bumrah was rushed to return to the South Africa series ahead of the T20 WC.
September 2022: After bowling just 6 overs in two T20s, the move backfired as Bumrah aggravated the injury.
October 2022: Bumrah was ruled out of T20 World Cup entirely.
November 2022: The pacer missed the New Zealand tour.
December 2022: He also missed the Bangladesh tour.
January 2023: Although he was initially named in the Sri Lanka ODI series, he was pulled out after he complained of a stiff back at the NCA.
February 2023: Bumrah was ruled out of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
March 2023: Bumrah was ruled out of IPL 2023 and underwent back surgery in New Zealand.
April 2023: He joined NCA for rehabilitation.

While he is certainly out of the WTC Final in June, there is a slim chance that he plays against Afghanistan just to warm up and have a taste of competitive cricket after a long absence. However, it will depend on how his rehab goes. Otherwise, if everything goes as per plan, West Indies tour is also a realistic target. West Indies tour is in late July and it will serve as a good platform before Asia Cup 2023.

“See, we always want him to return as soon as possible as he is that valuable to the team. But we can’t forget that we have a World Cup to play in. The more time he gets the better he will recover. If he is at 100% fitness, he will be on the West Indies tour or Asia Cup. But our aim is to get him fit for World Cup and that is the priority. With Bumrah, we can’t take any chances and as the medical team advises, we will follow,” the official told InsideSport.

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