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Jasprit Bumrah appeared to clutch his adductor muscle while bowling but Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel said everything is fine.
Jasprit Bumrah looked in pain on the field (AP)
Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel gave an update on Jasprit Bumrah’s ‘injury’ after the end of day two of the second Test of the five-match series between India and Australia for the Boarder-Gavaskar Trophy at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
Bowling the 81st over of the innings, Bumrah looked in trouble after the third ball. Travis Head had just hit the previous ball to the boundary ropes for four runs as the pacer went down. The physio rushed out to the crease to check on the pacer as Bumrah was seen holding his adductor muscle.
After treatment, over the next few minutes, Bumrah got back up on his feet and completed the over without any more issues.
In fact, Bumrah continued to bowl and even picked up a wicket an over later.
India Vs Australia: 2nd Test, Day 2 – Highlights
After the India pacer endured the brief injury scare, Morkel assured at the press conference that it was just a cramp and Bumrah is “fine.”
“Firstly, with Bumrah, he’s fine; it was just this cramp. Yeah, even because after that, you know, he bowled and you got the wickets twice,” Morkel said at the post-match press conference.
The star pacer returned with figures of 4 for 61, helping India bowl out Australia for 337.
His wickets included opener Nathan McSweeney (39), Steve Smith (2), Pat Cummins (12), and Usman Khawaja (13), the last of whom he had dismissed on Friday.
‘Don’t Have A Lot Of Experience Playing Pink-ball Cricket’
Morkel attributed Indian bowlers failing to their limited experience in pink-ball cricket.
“With the pink-ball so far in this match there’s always a little something in the wicket. If you’re consistent in your area, there was the odd ball that nipped around. At the end of the day it’s having the plans and executing them in partnership for long enough,” Morkel said at the post-day press conference.
“I think that’s what Australia has done in this Test match so far, the guys that bowled well on day one made scoring for us tough. But when a ball gets a little bit softer it can get easier to score and then you’ve got the night session to think and worry about.”
“In terms of tempo, I think this team is still figuring out what is the best way to play pink-ball cricket because we don’t have a lot of experience playing the pink-ball. So it is learning but also it’s fast learning because now it’s a Test match and you’re behind the game,” he added.
