BCCI has put in full effort to get fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah fit in time. A team of 3 specialists at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru are continuously working on Bumrah's fitness. Generally, the BCCI allot one strength-and-conditioning coach, one physio for injury monitoring and a bowling or batting coach. All of the above is part of BCCI's Return to Play (RTP) protocol. A senior board official told PTI, "Strength and Conditioning (SC) coach Rajnikanth Sivagnanam and physio Thulasi Ram Yuvraj are currently working on Bumrah's rehabilitation with Head of Sports Science, Dr Nitin Patel, personally monitoring the whole process. Obviously, the national team SC coach Soham Desai and physio Kamlesh Jain are also kept in the loop." BCCI top brass to take call on Jasprit Bumrah's availability Once the 31-year-old pacer is done and dusted with his recovery process, Nitin Patel will prepare a report for the same. Troy Cooley will monitor Bumrah's bowling and the entire report will be sent to the BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar and secretary Devajit Saikia. Indian captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir will be informed about Jasprit's progress and the four will decide then regarding the pacer's participation in the Champions Trophy. Even if there's 1 percent chance, BCCI will wait ICC has set February 12 as the final date for team changes. Before this, all boards have to send their final teams. Indian selectors also have to decide on Bumrah's playing or not playing, which depends on his fitness.
A source told TOI that if there's even a 1 percent chance of Bumrah getting fit, BCCI might wait. The board did the same with Hardik Pandya in the 2023 ODI World Cup, as they waited for almost two weeks before taking Prasidh Krishna as a replacement. Bumrah was injured during Australia tour
Bumrah got injured during the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. He had a back problem. Due to this, he was also rested for the T20 series against England. However, he has been selected for the third ODI against England to be held on January 12 in Ahmedabad.Original Article