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Bumrah Returns to Nets, Tests Sooryavanshi at Kotla
Jasprit Bumrah returned to practice with India’s cricket team at Kotla.
He had been away since an ODI tour of England because of a left knee injury.
Bumrah bowled to 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
His fast and carefully placed deliveries made batting difficult for the young player.
Sooryavanshi still hit one ball through the covers for a boundary.
Other bowlers, including Yash Thakur and Arshdeep Singh, also troubled him.
Bumrah later bowled to Shreyas Iyer and beat him with speed.
The team was happy to see Bumrah looking confident and ready in the nets.
Jasprit Bumrah returned to the Indian team’s nets at Kotla after being sidelined with a left knee injury.
Bumrah challenged Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with pace, yorkers, movement and delivery variations.
Sooryavanshi managed one boundary but repeatedly struggled against Bumrah and other pacers.
Yash Thakur and Arshdeep Singh also beat Sooryavanshi during the demanding session.
Bumrah also beat captain Shreyas Iyer for pace on both the inside and outside edges.
- Who
- Jasprit Bumrah, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Yash Thakur and Arshdeep Singh, during India team training.
- What
- Bumrah returned to the nets and bowled challenging spells to young and experienced batters.
- Where
- The Kotla cricket ground, under the lights.
- When
- The article does not specify the training date; Bumrah had been out since India’s ODI tour of England in July.
- Why
- Bumrah had been sidelined with a left knee injury and returned to training with the Indian team.
Key facts
- Returning player
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Previous absence
- Out since India’s ODI tour of England in July
- Injury
- Left knee injury
- Young batter tested
- 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
- Other pacers involved
- Yash Thakur and Arshdeep Singh
- Captain faced
- Shreyas Iyer
- Training venue
- Kotla








