‘Jasprit Bumrah okay, training at NCA’, reveals wife Sanjana Ganesan

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah being ruled out of the Champions Trophy was a huge blow to India. His wife, Sanjana Ganesan, who is a sports presenter, during an interview with star Bangladeshi all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, provided a big update on his fitness and recovery from a back injury.
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According to Sanjana, Bumrah has started training at the NCA (National Cricket Academy) in Bengaluru.“He is okay. He is training at the NCA,” Sanjana said when Miraz asked her, “How is Bumrah?”
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The 31-year-old fast bowler was ruled out of the ICC event due to a lower back injury that he suffered while playing for India in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Bumrah was named in the provisional squad but on the last day to make changes to the squad, he was replaced Harshit Rana.Bumrah was in stellar form, having taken 86 wickets in the 21 matches he played last year across all formats. He even won the ICC Cricketer of the Year and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year awards in 2024 for his performances.
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27-year-old Miraz, who will be a key player for the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side as they face India today, is very happy that Bumrah is not playing in the tournament.
“He is a very different bowler and very dangerous, uff! He is not coming here. We are very happy! He is very dangerous. Everybody respects him. Every better. I got out against him two times. He has improved a lot. He bowls both ways,” Miraz said.Story continues below this ad
In Bumrah’s absence, Mohammed Shami will lead India’s bowling attack.