Mumbai, India — Jasprit Bumrah go miss Mumbai Indians’ first home match for IPL 2025 as dem dey play against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders today. Bumrah dey recover from back injury wey don keep am out since January 2025, and no date don confirm for hin return.
Mumbai Indians don start the season poor, as dem dey sit for bottom of the table after losing two matches. Bumrah’s absence don really affect dem, as dem go try to avoid another loss without their key bowler.
Dem last see Bumrah for the pitch during di Test match against Australia at di Sydney Cricket Ground, where hin only bowled one innings. He don miss out on di Champions Trophy provisional squad and Harshit Rana don replace am due to fitness concerns.
Bumrah dey undergo rehabilitation at National Cricket Academy (NCA) for Bengaluru, where hin don start to bowl inside di nets. A video wey surface online show Bumrah training recently, don cause fans to hope for hin return. “Bumrah don start to bowl for di NCA. We no sabi when he go get clearance, but I dey feel better watching dat clip,” one fan tweet on March 30, 2025.
Without Bumrah, Mumbai Indians don suffer two defeats already — dem lose to Chennai Super Kings by four wickets on March 23 and to Gujarat Titans by 36 runs on March 29. Reports dey indicate say Bumrah fit return for action by mid-April.
Bumrah make im IPL debut with Mumbai Indians on April 4, 2013, against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where hin take three wickets for 32 runs in four overs. Over di past 12 years, di Ahmedabad-born pacer don appear in 133 IPL matches, collecting 165 wickets, and e still dey among only four bowlers wey don collect two five-wicket hauls.
While Bumrah no fit play today, Mumbai Indians dey look forward to di next matches, including one with Lucknow Super Giants on April 4 and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 7. Di coach, Mahela Jayawardene, don state say everything dey go well for Bumrah rehabilitation but dem never confirm when hin go return. “On a daily basis, he dey follow im program. So far, everything seem okay but no timelines don dey given by NCA,” Jayawardene talk.
