has rejoined ahead of their IPL match against on April 7 at Wankhede Stadium, but the star pacer is expected to miss out on the playing XI for this game. The Mumbai Indians on Sunday, April 6 released a video of Bumrah set to join the squad. The video begins with his wife Sanjan Ganesan telling a story to their son Angad about how in 2013 a cub entered the jungle and is now back to be the King of his jungle. Watch the entire video
History of Jasprit Bumrah's injury
Bumrah had been undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru following back surgery. The pacer has had ongoing back issues, including swelling after his heavy workload during India’s tour of Australia.
This led to his absence from India’s limited-overs series against England and the Champions Trophy series in Dubai earlier this year. Bumrah also missed nearly 11 months of cricket, from September 2022 to August 2023, after undergoing surgery. He made his comeback during a T20 match against Ireland.
Jasprit Bumrah's Mumbai Indians journey
He has been a key figure in MI’s bowling attack ever since his IPL debut in 2013. He has featured in 133 matches and has taken 165 wickets. Bumrah is MI's second-highest wicket-taker in IPL history, with 165 wickets, trailing only Lasith Malinga.
The only season he missed was in 2023 due to a back injury. Ahead of the last IPL auction, Mumbai Indians retained Bumrah for ₹18 crore, showing their continued faith in the bowler.
Mumbai Indians have had a challenging start to the ongoing IPL season, winning only one of their four matches so far. With Bumrah unavailable, new faces like Satyanarayana Raju, Vignesh Puthur, and Ashwani Kumar have made their debuts, while Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar have led the attack, with Hardik Pandya providing additional seam-bowling options.
