Mumbai Indians (MI) coach Mahela Jayawardene has shared a positive update on star pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s recovery ahead of their IPL 2025 game against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Saturday, March 29, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Jayawardene said that Jasprit Bumrah is progressing well with his rehabilitation after suffering a back injury during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Australia. The MI head coach revealed that Bumrah is following his recovery program diligently, and everything appears to be going well.
Mahela Jayawardene provides crucial update on Jasprit Bumrah
However, Jayawardene said that there is still no official timeline from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) regarding Bumrah’s return to the ongoing IPL 2025.
Mahela Jayawardene said at the pre-match press conference, “On a daily basis he’s going through his program. So far everything seems ok, but there were no timelines given by NCA, so we’ll wait on that.”
To be continued…