Sydney: India were dealt a telling blow as skipper and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Saturday left the stadium for precautionary scans as he felt some discomfort after bowling one over in the post-lunch session of the second day of the fifth Test here.
Virat Kohli is currently leading the side in his absence.
Visuals aired on Star Sports showed Bumrah, wearing the training kit, leaving the ground in a car and being taken to the nearby city hospital.
Bumrah left the field for the first time on Saturday at the stroke of Lunch and then came back after the break to bowl one over. But he left the field again. Substitute fielder Abhimanyu Easwaran replaced him in the field.
Bumrah’s injury could turn out to be a massive factor in the outcome of this Test and the series. He is not only India’s best strike bowler but also the captain for this Test in regular skipper Rohit Sharma’s absence, who decided to step aside for the series decider due to poor form with the bat.
