Jasprit Bumrah makes changes to his action to avoid injuries – Reports

Jasprit Bumrah has made a stunning comeback after an 11 month setback from international cricket due to an injury. Currently, Jasprit Bumrah is leading the Indian cricket team’s young squad in a three match mini T20 series against Ireland and has performed incredibly well. The Indian cricket team has already sealed the series win by winning the first two T20 matches against Ireland.

As observed, after coming back from an injury that costed him almost an year of his peak career, Jasprit Bumrah has made minor changes to his run-up to reduce the risk of further injuries in the future.  A close source recently got in a conversation with NDTV and talked about a few notable changes in Jasprit Bumrah bowling before and after his injury. The source observed that after injury, Jasprit Bumrah has increased his run-up by 2 to 3 strides, along with a bigger follow through. 

‘He [ Bumrah ] has increased his run-up by 2-3 strides with a bigger follow-through’ reveals an undisclosed source 

“Prior to his stress fracture breakdown, if you closely watch Bumrah’s bowling videos, he would first briskly walk six to seven steps and then load up at the bowling crease on his seventh stride to unleash his thunderbolts,” said the source.  “While watching him bowl against Ireland, one could witness that he has increased his run-up by 2-3 strides with a bigger follow-through compared to earlier times. It’s not a massive revamp of his action but a slight bit of remodelling in order to stay injury free for a long time,” added the source. 

“Post injury, he has increased I guess 2-3 strides at the max. Now fast bowling requires strong legs. The slightly longer run-up is giving him time to build the momentum and allow his legs to be a force multiplier. And then a slightly longer follow-through that puts less pressure on the back just after release. I am sure this will help him in curbing injuries in future,” they concluded.