India tour of Ireland: Fingers crossed that Jasprit Bumrah would not get injured once more, says Harbhajan Singh

By India Today Sports Desk: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has expressed his delight at Jasprit Bumrah’s return to the Indian staff and hopes that the speedster stays injury-free sooner or later. India are scheduled to play a three-match ODI collection towards Ireland, with the inaugural match happening in Dublin on August 18.

The selectors have already introduced a 15-member Indian squad for this tour, with Jasprit Bumrah main the staff. Bumrah has been on the street to restoration on the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for almost 10 months. During this time, he has been working arduous to regain his health after struggling a stress fracture in his again, which has stored him out of motion since September.

“Jasprit Bumrah has made a comeback. He was injured for a long time and his return was awaited. He has come back and has been made the captain straightaway. Congratulations to Jassi for becoming the captain and foremost for getting fit. I hope and keep my fingers crossed that Jassi doesn’t get injured again,” Harbhajan mentioned in a video shared on his YouTube channel.

The former Indian spinner said that the unconventional pacer is as essential within the bowling division as Virat Kohli is within the batting division. Bumrah has taken 70 wickets at a powerful economic system price of 6.62 in 60 T20Is. He hasn’t performed aggressive cricket since September of final 12 months, however he’s returning to the Indian T20I aspect after again surgical procedure.

“He has been missed a lot, whether you see the WTC final or the cricket that was played before that. I used to say earlier and am saying it today as well that if we talk about batting, we talk about Virat Kohli, and if there is a Virat Kohli of bowling, it is Jasprit Bumrah. There is no bigger name than him,” Harbhajan added.