05 November,2019 09:08 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Jasprit Bumrah's photo on Instagram
Recovering from his back injury, India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah brought to the fore his stylish self by sharing a picture of himself decked up in casual-formals on social media. On Monday, he posted this picture on Instagram and captioned it: "Playing it cool."
Bumrah ended up receiving quite a few comments from Instagram users who were eager to know about his whereabouts and return. While one user said, 'COME BACKKK TO THE SQUAD WE LOST TO BANGLADESH' another said, 'We miss you last game', another said. Another comment stated, 'Kal bada miss kya bhai apko' (missed you a whole lot yesterday)
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The pacer went through an assessment recently and is likely to be back in action early next year. Jasprit Bumrah had recently shared a photo of him in the gym and had titled it as 'Coming Soon'. Many of Bumrah's fans were more than delighted as they await his return to the Indian cricket team. However, Australia's women's cricketer Daniella Wyatt saw the humour in the post and commented saying, 'Baby weights'.
The 25-year-old fast bowler from Gujrat made his Test debut in January 2018 and ODI debut 2 years prior in January 2016. His last Test match was on August 30, 2019, against West Indies.
Bumrah has played in 12 Test matches and has taken 62 wickets at an average of 20.63. His best bowling figures in Tests are 6/27.
In ODIs, Bumrah has played 58 matches, bagging 104 wickets. His best figures are 5/27. Jasprit Bumrah is also part of the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians.
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