Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia was disappointing, marked by key players failing to deliver consistently. Bumrah stood out with a perfect 10/10 rating, but poor showings by Rohit Sharma, Ashwin,
Australia's young star Sam Konstas has finally broken his silence on his altercation with Jasprit Bumrah in Sydney.
Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the upcoming Champions Trophy is uncertain due to a back injury. While it might be a minor spasm allowing a quick recovery, a more severe stress fracture could sideline him for months.
India's 3-1 defeat in Australia exposed the fragility of their top order, but equally unmissable was how much they rely on pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who gave it all until he broke down in the series finale in Sydney.
India might be without captain Jasprit Bumrah for the remainder of the fifth test against Australia after he left the Sydney Cricket Ground for scans on a back problem on day two on Saturday.
World Cup winner with India Balwinder Sandhu does not believe in the concept of workload management for bowlers.
India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-3, succumbing to a six-wicket defeat in the fifth and final Test at Sydney after setting Australia a target of 162 runs. With this loss, India is officially out of contention for the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's in June next year,
Read about what Harbhajan Singh had to say on how the team management utilised Jasprit Bumrah in the recently concluded edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, only on CricTracker.
The mystery surrounding the injury that deprived India of their best player for the most important day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy remains unsolved. Jasprit Bumrah was clearly the best player from either side during Australia’s five-Test series against India, and was rightfully named player of the series after the fifth Test in Sydney.
Bumrah finished the series with 32 wickets to his name. He bagged an average of 13.06 and was the first choice to claim the Player of the Series award.
Mohammed Shami has shared a clip of him bowling at full throttle in the nets ahead of the England white-ball series and Champions Trophy.