IPL 2019: Jasprit Bumrah joins Mumbai Indians practice

MI players Jasprit Bumrah with skipper Rohit Sharma during a practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL T20) cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, Tuesday,

India-s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who-s recovering from a shoulder injury, Tuesday joined his IPL team Mumbai Indians- practice session, but did not bowl at the Chinnaswamy stadium here.

A vital cog in India-s World Cup plans, Bumrah landed awkwardly on his left shoulder while fielding during Sunday-s IPL contest against Delhi Capitals in Mumbai. He did not travel with his MI team-mates on Monday but flew in here separately on Tuesday. MI play against Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Thursday.

Bumrah was seen running along with his team-mates for nearly 20 minutes and he looked in fine fettle. He also participated in a catching drill with Anmol Singh. He took chest-high as well as low catches and threw the balls with ease.

Bumrah, however, did not bowl at the nets. He was seen having a discussion with Zaheer Khan, who is MI-s Director of Cricket Operations, for most part of the net session.

Bumrah also was seen having an animated talk with rival Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli -- also India skipper -- for nearly 15 minutes. Towards the end of the practice session, Bumrah had some jovial time with Paul Chapman, who is Mumbai-s strength and condioning coach. The national team relies heavily on Bumrah, who has earned the reputation of being the world-s best bowler in death overs.

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