Jasprit Bumrah’s injury is more serious; unlikely to play in IPL 2023, WTC Final
If the Indian cricket team is to compete in the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June, they will have to suffer a major setback as their star player Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to play.
According to the sources from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Jasprit Bumrah’s return could be further delayed due to his back injury which appears to be now more serious than expected.
Bumrah who was expected to return for the IPL (Indian Premier League) season for the Mumbai Indians will also miss the top league 2023.
The star Indian pacer has been out of action for five months and he last featured in the T20I series against Australia in September 2022 and had missed all the major events right from Asia Cup 2022 to T20 World Cup 2022.
With the ODI World Cup 2023 and Asia Cup lined up later this year, the management team is trying to give him a full stretch of time to recover well.
Jasprit Bumrah was also not named in the ODI squad against the Australia series as the authorities of National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru didn’t give him the green signal of fit to play the contest and by the look of it, there is a chance that NCA will not rush him to get into action anytime soon.
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For the upcoming two matches, Bumrah’s absence was confirmed prior to the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and for the ODI series, it was decided when the squad for the white-ball series came out. And now, he will hope to come back in time after the WTC final for the 50-over matches, keeping the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup in India in his thoughts.
OTHER TOP CRICKETERS WHO WILL MISS IPL 2023
Jasprit Bumrah is the member to join the list of ‘injured cricketers’ who may or may not participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
Many of you may already know that Delhi Capitals’ skipper Rishabh Pant is already sidelined from this year’s T20 league
Let’s take a look at the top cricketers who will miss IPL 2023
RISHABH PANT
Delhi Capitals skipper will not be participating in the IPL 2023 after multiple injuries that he suffered in a brutal car accident on December 30, 2022, last year.
PAT CUMMINS
Australia’s Pat Cummins will also miss IPL 2023 due to family reasons and a busy international season. Cummins who in 2022 turned out for Kolkata Knight Riders has returned home to take care of his ill mother in Sydney.
MITCHELL STARC
Another Australian, Mitchell Starc who is a former Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer will also miss IPL 2023 after choosing not to register himself for the auction and is expecting to recover from a finger injury to play in the 3rd and 4th Tests against India next month.
ALEX HALES
England’s Alex Hales, one of the stars of their T20 World Cup 2022 win, has chosen to miss IPL 2023 due to workload issues.
STEVE SMITH
Former Australian captain Steve Smith has chosen not to register his name for the IPL 2023 auction. He has decided to give the T20 league a miss this year.
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