2022 has not been a year to remember for India. As usual, the team failed in the global tournament. However, the regret that burns the Indians over the sadness of failure is the injury of the players. One after the other important player injuries caused worry for Team India. One of them is Jasprit Bumrah. When will this pacer recover and return to the field? That is the question in Indian cricket now.

Bumrah has been included in the squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka starting on January 10. But the bad news came before the game started. Before the start of the first ODI of the series in Guwahati, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) announced that Bumrah would not play. The star pacer did not even go to Guwahati with the team.

Bumrah has been suffering from a back injury since September last year. Since then he has been undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore, India. Bumrah missed an Asia Cup, a T20 World Cup due to this injury. Besides, he could not play in many important series for the national team. His absence has also hurt the Indian team.

Meanwhile, as the audience expressed relief at the news of Bumrah’s return, their anxiety also increased at the news of not playing again. After the Sri Lanka series, India will play a home series against New Zealand. With that series, the possibility of Bumrah’s return to the field appeared. The series will start from January 18. However, Bumrah is not included in the ODI and T20 squads announced by India against QD. When will this pacer of Team India return to the jersey of the national team, it is now a question of crores of rupees.

It should be noted that the ODI World Cup will be held in India this year. After 2011, Indians have not seen the World Cup title again. So, BCCI has made this World Cup a bird’s eye view. Their challenge, for now, is to keep all the important players fit. In order to fight with the full strength team. And getting Bumrah there is very important for India. Bumrah can be Team India’s trump card at home.