SYDNEY: India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah is back in the dressing room after a concerning two-and-a-half-hour absence on the second day of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
India pacer Prasidh Krishan gave the update after the day's play that Bumrah had back spasms and he had gone for a scan.
Bumrah had earlier left the SCG with India's team doctor in the second session of day's play vs Australia on Saturday. India's stand-in captain did take field after Lunch but was off after bowling just one over and left the venue in a car with the team doctor and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) integrity manager Anshuman Upadhyay.
Nothing appeared serious when the seamer was off the field shortly after the second session resumed but as it was confirmed later he was rushed for scans. Broadcaster Fox flashed visuals of Bumrah exiting the venue in his training gear.
He bowled a four-over spell in the morning session and picked the big wicket of Marnus Labuschagne to take his series tally to 32 - most by an Indian on Australian soil - and broke the longstanding record of former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi who picked 31 in 1977/78. After that morning burst, Bumrah bowled another short spell of three overs before bowling just one post Lunch.
Throughout his spell, he maintained decent speeds and consistently clocked over 135 kmph and there wasn't any visible discomfort. India would hope there is nothing serious because he has been their MVP this series and they can't afford to lose his services midway through the match.
