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MI vs KKR LIVE Score, IPL 2025: ‘Psychologically, it’s a challenge’: Former Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond on Jasprit Bumrah’s comeback after injury

While the cricketing world awaits the return of Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah post a back injury, there have been talks that the 31-year-old can make a return to competitive cricket for Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Bumrah, who suffered back spasms during the Sydney Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy early this year, started bowling in the nets at NCA Bengaluru earlier this week. Former Mumbai Indians bowling coach and pacer Shane Bond believes that the Indian pace spearhead needs to take his time for the return to competitive cricket.

“Psychologically, it’s a challenge. I still had times when I played with my back really locked up, my muscles down my back would spasm. I always tell my players, take a week at the front end and that could save you six months at the back end. Spend a little bit longer in your preparation and your build-up because it will give you a better chance to stay on the field. Obviously from a Rajasthan Royals standpoint, I don’t really want to see Bumrah, but I do want to see him back on the field. I do hope they take it conservatively to give him the best chance to come back and come back for the next however long he wants to play,” Bond, who is now the bowling coach of Rajasthan Royals, told ESPNCricinfo.

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