‘Baarish hai waise bhi Kal’ – Fans react as Jasprit Bumrah flies home ahead of Nepal game, set to return ahead of Asia Cup 2023 super-fours

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has returned home ahead of Nepal game in the Asia Cup 2023 on September 4. The game will be a must-win for the Men In Blue but they are expected to win as Nepal is quite inexperienced at this level. Bumrah’s rest against Nepal was expected anyway as he is coming off a long injury layoff.

Even though there is no communication from the Indian Cricket Board, it is said that the Mumbai Indians player has returned to Mumbai. The right-arm pacer is expected to join the side again ahead of the Super Four round. There will be a one-day break for India ahead of the next round. Notably, the Gujarat player played against arch-rivals Pakistan.

Jasprit Bumrah has made our bowling strong: Mohammed Shami

Ahead of the India-Pakistan game, Shami spoke about the importance of Bumrah in the side.

“For a long time we didn’t have Jassi (Bumrah), so we felt the loss of a good player like him. You sometimes feel like ‘I wish this player was there’, to make your combination set. So having Jassi, especially in the white-ball format, has made our bowling very strong. So you know having Jassi in the team has made us stronger, he’s looking fit and he’s playing well, hopefully, we have a good Asia Cup,” Mohammed Shami said in an interview with Star Sports.

Notably, Shami was rested for the Pakistan encounter. However, he said that the likes of himself, Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are bowling well and it is their goal to give their 100 percent.