Bumrah injury update: What happened to Jasprit Bumrah? Will Bumrah bowl in IND vs SA Centurion Test?

Jasprit Bumrah injury update: The Indian fast bowler had to walk off the field in the second session at the SuperSport Park.

During the third day of the first Test of the ongoing India’s tour of South Africa in Centurion, India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah suffered an injury to walk off the ground in the middle of his sixth over.

It all happened on the penultimate delivery of the 11th over when Bumrah unfortunately twisted his ankle whilst in his follow through. The right-arm bowler appeared to be in severe pain at one point in time.

It was at that exact moment that 28-year old Bumrah received immediate medical attention from physiotherapist Nitin Patel. Despite standing up on his own feet, Bumrah walked off the ground without even completing the over.

Jasprit Bumrah injury update

While fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj was brought back into the attack to complete Bumrah’s over, reserve batter Shreyas Iyer is on the field to substitute for Bumrah.

“Jasprit Bumrah has suffered a right ankle sprain while bowling in the first innings. The medical team is monitoring him at the moment. Shreyas Iyer is on the field as his substitute,” BCCI said in an official statement around Bumrah’s injury.

Having opened the bowling for India in the morning session at the SuperSport Park, Bumrah had made early inroads into the South African batting lineup by sending back captain Dean Elgar (1) to the pavilion in the first over itself.

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