India’s bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah suffered an injury scare during the last session of Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. During the 75th over of Australia’s first innings on the first day, Alex Carey punched a ball from Mohammed Siraj to the mid-on’s right.
Jasprit Bumrah got to the ball but misfielded to allow both Alex Carey and Steve Smith an extra run. India captain Rohit Sharma was disappointed with the effort but Bumrah’s potential injury concern was a bigger worry for India at that point.
It looked like the pacer faced some issues on his sides as Bumrah did some stretching and at the end of the over. He received some treatment from India’s physio on his calf as the drinks break was called upon. He quickly went off the field as it seemed like he was facing cramps due to the intense heat in Melbourne.
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The heat in Melbourne was clearly taking its toll on the players and Bumrah seemed to get affected by it. The temperature touched 40 degrees on a regular basis. Bumrah bowled the most no. of overs for India on Day 1 which took a toll on his body.
Jasprit Bumrah comes back in the field
Jasprit Bumrah has been the best bowler for India this series by a distance. The 31-year-old is the spearhead of India’s bowling attack and has almost single-handedly carried India’s bowling attack so far.
His walk off the field was a huge blow to Rohit Sharma as he is a genuine wicket-taker for his team. Bumrah was attended by the physio and he seemed alright to be back after some time.
The star fast bowler came back on the field after 80 overs when India took the second new ball. Fast bowler Akash Deep struck with his first delivery with the new ball as he got the big wicket of Alex Carey, who was looking dangerous with his counter-attacking knock.
Sam Konstas attacks Jasprit Bumrah
Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah had a tough session of the match as he was taken to the cleaners by the debutant Sam Konstas. Bumrah started well with the new ball in his initial overs as he constantly troubled Australian openers with his skills.
But unlike Nathan McSweeney, Sam Konstas decided to step on the gas despite the pressure of facing the world’s best bowler. Konstas tried playing unorthdox shots off Bumrah to derail his lines and lengths.
Initially, he failed to connect with his scoops but soon got hold of one much to the delight from a packed MCG crowd. Konstas’ was absolutely fearless and even attempted a reverse-scoop off Bumrah.
The youngster was finally dismissed for a quickfire 60 off 65 balls. He smashed 6 fours and 2 sixes during his knock and helped Australia get off to a flyer. Despite having a tough time in the initial overs, Bumrah came back hard and showed why he is the best.