While recovering at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, Bumrah’s 2025 IPL participation with MI is doubtful. The BCCI gets a strong warning from Pace Great

Fast in Big Issues: BCCI Warns Bumrah of Career End

Former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond, Mumbai Indians (MI) bowling coach, opposes Jasprit Bumrah playing more than two Tests in a row, ESPNCricinfo reports. Another injury in the same place as the surgery could endanger his career. Bumrah’s back issue kept him out of India’s historic Champions Trophy win on Sunday. Virat Kohli hailed the bowler a “national treasure” who played alone in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He grabbed 32 wickets in five matches until a stress-related injury in the January final Test in Sydney. BCCI gets a strong warning from Pace Great

He hasn’t played since India’s ICC Champions Trophy triumph.

Bumrah’s IPL participation with MI is uncertain beyond March 22. His rehabilitation is at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

Since his March 2023 surgery, Bumrah has no back concerns. Bond, a former MI official and Rajasthan royal bowling guru, advised Bumrah to limit his workload to avoid injury.
Bond’s back condition threatens his career.  He played 120 Kiwi matches and took 259 wickets from 2001 to 2010. Like Bumrah, he had his first back surgery at 29. Despite health issues, Bond resigned from all forms of Test cricket in six months at age 34. BCCI gets a strong warning from Pace Great

His Sydney sprains were checked, he told ESPNCricinfo. Breaking my spine was more likely than spraining. This may prevent him from entering the Champions Trophy.

Bond warned them about the risks of going from Twenty20 to Test. The former spin bowler said India struggles to prepare for a five-Test series against England starting May 25 and ending a month after the IPL.

Bond adds “I am assured that Booms will function efficiently; however, it is crucial to manage the workload.”

“When in his schedule is he able to take a break?” When to be cautious? Game dangers are common in Test and IPL.

Making the switch from Twenty20 to Test cricket is challenging anywhere. Most one-day series are easy. You will play three games, practice, and be in the 40-over zone like a Test match week. In T20, especially the IPL, you can travel for two days, train once, bowl twenty overs if you’re lucky, and play three games a week. This is a considerable improvement since you don’t bowl consecutive days, half a test match’s workload. “Departing from that represents a significant transition,” says.

The five June 28–August 3 tests hampered India’s England trip. Despite bowling 151.2 overs, including his highest Test-match score of 52 in the fourth Test on Boxing Day in Melbourne, Bond warned India should not punish Bumrah as brutally as he did in Australia. BCCI gets a strong warning from Pace Great

“He is essential for the World Cup and other competitions.” Only two Tests for him, five in England. Testing after IPL is risky. They’ll conceal their solution.

Four Test matches may be at jeopardy. We have three more. Keeping him healthy and strong over the English summer will allow us to help him in numerous ways. He’s your best bowler, but another injury could require surgery, jeopardizing his career. BCCI gets a strong warning from Pace Great

Bumrah can only play in the IPL before England because the Indian domestic season is over. Bond says Bumrah’s IPL career may hinge on his bowling effort after returning.

Bumrah must engage with Indian cricket authorities to protect his future, says Bond. We must connect with the athlete and their management to show our support for their profession and well-being. Any athlete who has gone through this, including myself, wants to compete but knows the risks and must sacrifice.