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Jasprit Bumrah, recovering from a back injury, shared happy coffee-time photos on Instagram, calling it the ‘most important meal’ of the day.
Jasprit Bumrah on Instagram (jaspritb1)
Indian vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah shared a couple of happy pictures from his coffee time on Monday. He captioned it with the popular quote, which says coffee is the ‘most important meal’ of the day.
Bumrah is reported to be in rehab at the National Cricket Academy (or the Centre of Excellence) in Bengaluru, recovering from a back injury that has kept him out of action since early January and ruled him out of the 2025 Champions Trophy. He suffered it during the final Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) — a series which India ended up losing 3-1.
In the post, Bumrah wrote: “Coffee: the most important meal of the day.” ☕️
India has replaced Bumrah with young bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana for the important Champions Trophy. Speaking about his absence and the change after India’s ODI series whitewash against England earlier this month, head coach Gautam Gambhir had said that although the team wanted Bumrah ‘desperately’, his absence is an opportunity for Harshit and other pacers to step up.
“Obviously we wanted him desperately. We know that what he can do, he’s a world-class player. But then again, some things are not in your hands. So it’s an opportunity for some of the young guys, like Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, to put their hands up and do something for the country. Sometimes these are the opportunities which you’re looking for.”
“If he’s injured, he’s injured, whether it’s me, whether it’s the captain, we can’t do much about it,” Gambhir told reporters. “Obviously, we know that he’s an important factor. But as I mentioned, people like Harshit, Arshdeep (Singh), Mohammed Shami, all these guys will put their hand up. It’s a great opportunity for them to try and deliver for the country.”
India are only going with three pace options for the Champions Trophy with Hardik Pandya being an additional option if needed. Apart from that, the team has four spinners. The team has already reached the UAE and will play their season-opener against Bangladesh on February 20.
Bumrah’s recovery timeline is unknown. His next appearance might come in the upcoming IPL 2025 for the Mumbai Indians, with the season starting on March 23.
