WTC Final On Line, Injured Jasprit Bumrah To Bat But Report Says Bowling Will Be...

India stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah suffered an injury scare on Day 2 of the ongoing fifth and final Test against Australia on Saturday.

India stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah suffered an injury scare on Day 2 of the ongoing fifth and final Test against Australia on Saturday. The star pacer experienced discomfort and was taken for scans to a local hospital, having bowled just one over post Lunch at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Speaking at a press conference after the end of play on Day 2, pacer Prasidh Krishna revealed Bumrah suffered back spasm, putting his participation on Day 3 under massive doubt. 

Krishna also revealed that the team is waiting for an update from the medical staff about the availability of star pacer.

"He had a back spasm. He had gone for scans. The medical team is monitoring him. So, we will know whenever the medical team gets back to us," Krishna told the reporters.

However, according to a report in the Times of India, Bumrah is "ok" to bat. adding that a call on his participation as a bowler will be taken by the team on the basis of how he feels in the morning.