Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah undergoes back surgery in New Zealand: Report

The Indian pacer is currently racing against time to appear in the ODI World Cup to be played later this year in India.

ESPNcricinfo reported Bumrah is expected to stay in New Zealand till the end of March.

The roadmap for his return, as prepared by the BCCI's medical staff, is for him to resume training and bowling by August, and his workload will increase gradually after that, with the plan to get him completely fit for the World Cup, the sports news portal reported.

Bumrah has not appeared in competitive cricket since September last year.

He had pulled out of the home white-ball series against South Africa.

The cricketer reportedly took the move due to stress reaction in his lower back.

He attempted to return to the arena in January for the series against Sri Lanka but could not do so after he experienced niggles in the back.

The latest update ruled him out of the 2023 edition of the IPL and the World Test Championship final at The Oval from June 7 (if India qualify), reports EspnCricinfo.

It is understood that the BCCI medical staff at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru had been treating Bumrah's case on an urgent basis, and suggested the surgery as an option. The decision to get the surgery done was taken by the BCCI in coordination with the NCA and Bumrah, the sports news portal further reported.