India skipper Jasprit Bumrah returned to the dressing room after undergoing precautionary scans for back spasms that forced him to leave the field after bowling just one over in the post-lunch session on Day 2 of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
He was away from the field for three hours and 20 minutes, but his return would have eased worries in the Indian camp ahead of Australia's second innings.
Virat Kohli led the side in his absence
The pacer has already taken 32 wickets in the series, and had figures of 2/33 in 10 overs, having removed Marnus Labuschagne in the morning session.
Bumrah was having some discomfort, which appeared to be side strain, after bowling one over in his post-lunch spell.
He spoke to Kohli and left the field. The official broadcasters then showed him leaving the venue with team's security liaison officer, Anshuman Upadhyay, and team doctor.
Bumrah, captaining India in place of the dropped Rohit Sharma, had dismissed Australia opener Usman Khawaja with the final ball on Friday.
He picked up where he left off on a surface still offering plenty for seam bowlers, having Marnus Labuschagne caught behind for 2 off the faintest of touches before Mohammed Siraj got the Indian fans in the packed crowd to their feet with two wickets in one over from the other end.
Teenager Sam Konstas had produced another of the ramp shots off Bumrah that distinguished his maiden Test innings in Melbourne last week on his way to 23, only to flash a fizzing Siraj delivery to Yashasvi Jaiswal at gully.
Travis Head followed for four runs three balls later with a thick edge that K L Rahul took comfortably at second slip, and Australia were rocking at 39-4.
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