Jasprit Bumrah nears rehab completion; Rishabh Pant returns to nets: BCCI
New Delhi, July 21: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced that Jasprit Bumrah, the star bowler, is in the last phase of his rehabilitation process while Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul have returned to the nets and are currently undergoing fitness and strength drills.
In an official statement, the BCCI provided a medical update on the players who have been out of action for the past few months. "The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued the following medical and fitness updates on five players currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru," read the BCCI statement.
Jasprit Bumrah has been absent from the cricket scene since September 2022 due to his injury, causing him to miss both the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia and the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, where he represents Mumbai Indians.
Prasidh Krishna has not played competitive cricket since India's ODI tour of Zimbabwe in last August. He was selected for India A's white-ball series against New Zealand A in September, but he suffered an injury after being named for the series. On further examination of the injury, it surfaced that the bowler had a stress fracture.
"Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna: the two fast bowlers are in the final stages of their rehab and are bowling with full intensity in the nets. The duo will now play some practice games, which the NCA will organise. The BCCI medical team is pleased with their progress and will make a final decision after assessing them following the practice games," the BCCI said.
Opening batter KL Rahul continues to recover from an injury sustained during the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) and is not part of the Indian team. On the other hand, middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer in April decided to opt for back surgery for his recurring lower-back injury. He was constantly troubled by a bulging disc in his lower back. Due to this, he had to abort playing the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in March in Ahmedabad. He then underwent surgery in London in May.
"KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer: they have resumed batting in the nets and are currently undergoing strength and fitness drills. The BCCI Medical Team is satisfied with their progress and will increase their intensity in terms of both skills and strength and conditioning in the coming days," BCCI said in an official statement.
Finally, the BCCI also provided an official update on Rishabh Pant who is still recovering from a car accident he suffered last December.
"Rishabh Pant: He has made significant progress in his rehabilitation and has commenced batting as well as keeping in the nets. He is currently following a fitness programme designed for him which includes strength, flexibility and running," the BCCI said in the official statement.
- ANI
