In a worrying second for the Indian cricket staff, captain and premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah has suffered an harm on Day 2 of the continued fifth and last Check in opposition to Australia on the Sydney Cricket Floor (SCG) in Sydney on Saturday (January 4).
The star Indian pacer has left the sphere a number of occasions and bowled just one over after lunch earlier than returning to the dressing room for remedy. He was off the sphere for greater than half an hour within the ongoing New Yr’s Check in opposition to Australia on the Sydney Cricket Floor (SCG) in Sydney.
Jasprit Bumrah leaves Syndey Cricket Floor
The Indian skipper bowled just one over initially of the session earlier than leaving the sphere and has not returned since. Additionally it is confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah underwent a scan in a hospital in Sydney. There may be formally no replace on Bumrah, however India is at present with out their captain on the SCG.
Any harm to Bumrah could possibly be a serious setback for the Indian cricket staff, as they’re aiming to save lots of the New Yr’s Check to degree the continued five-match Check sequence and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Australia. Notably, Sarfaraz Khan stepped up in its place fielder for Bumrah.
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The harm scare for India emerged after the thirty first over when Bumrah left the sphere, and he was later changed by Mohammed Siraj. The vacationers are presently with out Bumrah, however the others are stepping up with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna taking two wickets every.
Stay visuals from the official broadcasters confirmed Bumrah leaving the stadium in his coaching equipment, accompanied by two assist workers members, for a scan.
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We simply had a sense he wasn’t effectively: Ravi Shastri on Jasprit Bumrah
Ravi Shastri mentioned on Fox Cricket’s broadcast: “He’s going to see some medical doctors, get scans… we’ll know extra in a short while. We simply had a sense he wasn’t effectively. This might have an enormous bearing on the sequence.” In his absence, Virat Kohli is main the Indian staff within the Sydney Check.
Sadly, excessive workload has taken a toll on Jasprit Bumrah, who has been India’s solely constant bowler within the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in opposition to Australia. The Indian pacer has in all probability bowled greater than different bowlers from the Indian staff Down Underneath.
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Bumrah has to this point picked two wickets in his 10 overs within the ongoing New Yr’s Check. General, he has picked 32 wickets within the ongoing Check sequence. Talking in regards to the match, Australia remains to be trailing by 10 runs, and India wants one wicket to finish the hosts’ innings within the ongoing fifth and last Check of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
These antics do not look good: Rohit Sharma on Sam Konstas
Prasidh Krishna is main the way in which in Bumrah’s absence, taking three fast wickets on the SCG. Earlier, Rohit Sharma had slammed Sam Konstas for unnecessarily poking Jasprit Bumrah within the last session of the continued Sydney Check.
Reacting to the heated second, Rohit informed the broadcaster, “Our boys are silent solely until a specific time. If you’ll poke them, then they are going to retaliate. All of us are right here to play cricket. Please do not do such nonsense. These antics do not look good. Our boys are very elegant. We solely deal with the given job and nothing else. It was necessary for us to scalp one or two wickets at that second, with a purpose to preserve the stress on Australia.”
