Mumbai Indians’ pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will be available for selection to the playing XI for their home game at the Wankhede Stadium against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Monday, head coach Mahela Jayawardene has confirmed. “He’s (Bumrah) available, he’s training today, and should be available [for the RCB game],” Jayawardene said. “He arrived last night, he had his sessions with NCA [National Cricket Academy, now Centre of Excellence] to finalise that, he’s been handed over to our physios. He’s bowling today, so all good.”
Earlier in the day, Mumbai Indians had confirmed the pacer’s return to the team camp with a video on social media, titled ‘Ready to Roar’. Bumrah last played competitive cricket at the Sydney Test in the first week of January this year. He had suffered a stress reaction in the back, which saw him miss out on the India vs England series at home and the Men in Blue’s Champions Trophy title-winning campaign in Dubai.
Bumrah’s return will be a relief for Mumbai Indians, who find themselves in 8th spot in the IPL standings after four games. They have suffered three defeats so far. This season, Mumbai have played inexperienced Indian bowlers like Vignesh Puthur, Ashwani Kumar and Satyanarayana Raju.
Mumbai posted a clip on their social media handles where Kieron Pollard can be seen hoisting Bumrah on his shoulders while the rest of the team breaks into applause.
Singing 🎶 “Naaaaaaant’s Ingonyama Bagithi Baba!” 🎶 in the background 🦁#MumbaiIndians #PlayLikeMumbai #TATAIPL #MIvRCB pic.twitter.com/g9aVsorOhj
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 6, 2025
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“Boom’s (Bumrah) coming back from a pretty decent layoff, so we need to give him that space,” Jayawardene said. “Not expect too much. Knowing Jasprit he will be up for it. We’re very happy to have him in the camp, the experience he brings, that extra voice out there in the middle, chatting with Boulty [Trent Boult], chatting with Deepak [Chahar] or any other younger bowler, giving that advice is also very valuable for us. That’s what we’re looking forward to from him.”
