Ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set for a comeback in Mumbai on Monday after he joined the Mumbai Indians' camp ahead of their IPL clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Bumrah had been sidelined with a back-related issue since early January during the fifth and final Test of the Australian tour
He was eventually ruled out of the limited-overs' home series against England and the subsequent Champions Trophy.
Mumbai Indians' head coach Mahela Jayawardene confirmed on the eve of their IPL clash against RCB that Bumrah is set for a comeback.
“Yeah, he is available. He is training today, so he should be available tomorrow,” PTI quoted Jayawardene as saying.
Jayawardene admitted Bumrah's return gives Mumbai Indians the opportunity to play their desired pace combination which also includes overseas left-arm pacers Trent Boult and Reece Topley.
But the Sri Lankan was cautiously optimistic.
“Boom's coming back from a pretty decent layoff so we need to give him that space and not expect too much. But knowing Jasprit, he'll be up for it and we're very happy to have him in the camp.
“The experience that he brings and that extra voice out there in the middle, chatting with Boulty, chatting with Deepak or any other younger bowler, giving that advice is also very valuable for us. So, that's what we're looking forward to from him," he said.
Asked if there were no injury concerns in the MI camp, the head coach replied, “Not that I know of.”
Jayawardene hoped all the pacers will stay injury-free through the season.
“Yeah, Deepak (Chahar is there) as well and the only guy we're missing out is Allah (Mohammad Ghazanfar), whom we had signed up as a combination, with his injury,” Jayawardene said.
“But other than that, now (that) everyone is back so, hopefully, we keep all of them, touch-wood, healthy for the season and allow them to do what they know best.”
Earlier in the day, Bumrah joined the squad.
Mumbai Indians announced the development on social media on Sunday saying, “Once a cub now a lion, the lion is back to be the king of the jungle again.”
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