Jasprit Bumrah must not be made India's one-man army, reckons Shane Bond and issued a strong warning amidst talk of a return to the Mumbai Indian's camp in the IPL 2025. Bumrah, who is currently recovering from a lower back injury, missed the Champions Trophy earlier and has also been absent from MI’s playing XI in recent matches.

This was after he sustained a stress-related lower back injury during the final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Sydney after playing 5 Tests on the trot. Hence, former Kiwi speedster Shane Bond that the Indian team management can't put Bumrah him through the same workload in England, reckons former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond, or else it may be the endgame for Bumrah.

"I don't think so. He had the [2023] surgery, but he played all that [Australia] Test series, performed unbelievably. At the end of the day, he just bowled too much over a one-month period. And it hasn't cracked, he hasn't got a fracture, he is on the borderline of a fracture," Bond, who worked closely with Bumrah at Mumbai Indians, told ESPNCricinfo.

"But what India would have learned is, if you then look at a five-Test match series in England and they do the same thing, they are probably going to get the same result. So you can't do that. You need a squad of bowlers where you can sort of pick and choose. Because if you lose him, you have got T20 World Cups, you've got 50-overs World Cups and he's an important member across all formats, IPL, all that sort of stuff."

Recently, MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene shared an insight on Bumrah’s return.

“Everyone is available except for Bumrah. So far, everything looks fine. However, the NCA has not provided any specific timeline, so we will have to wait,” The former legendary Sri Lankan captain told the media.

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