Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah narrowly escaped injury in the Asia Cup Super 4 match between India and Sri Lanka. In this match, played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the Indian team was restricted to just 213 runs. After that, when the team came out to bowl, Bumrah suddenly twisted his ankle after bowling the fourth ball of the first over. He seemed to be in pain after that, but he continued bowling.
Jasprit Bumrah returns to international cricket after a long time, fully fit. And after almost a year, he is playing in ODI. After twisting his ankle in that game, Bumrah continued playing and indicated to the team’s physiotherapist and other players that he was completely fine.
After completing his over, Bumrah went to the dressing room where he changed his shoes, after which he got the first wicket of the game by catching Pathum Nishanka in his second over from KL Rahul. After that, Bumrah also took the important wicket of Kusal Mendis in his first term.
Almost had a heart attack🥶 #JaspritBumrah #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/DaB4qgAsOO
— kushal huddar (@kushal_hud27609) September 12, 2023
All eyes are on the fitness of many players in the Indian team for the 2023 Asia Cup and one of them is Jasprit Bumrah. In the Super 4 match against Pakistan, Bumrah got a chance to make a comeback in the ODI after a long time. In this match, Bumrah took one wicket while scoring just 18 runs in his span of 5 overs. Jasprit Bumrah also impressed everyone with his speed and swing in the match.