Someone who has endured multiple back injuries himself, former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop can imagine what a “generational” talent like Jasprit Bumrah is going through at the moment. Bumrah underwent a surgery in New Zealand last month following recurring back issues that have kept him away from the game since September 2022.

Bishop told in an interview –

“Any fast bowler worth his soul can play all formats of the game all year and maintain his cutting-edge pace, it is just too demanding. The sprint up and down, the hamstring, the workload of the body. It has to be managed.” Bumrah’s ‘unique’ action has worked wonderfully for him but it has also put a lot of load on his back, making him susceptible to injuries.

Bishop said – “I don’t think there is any one recipe (to manage workload). Because we don’t decide on the minds and bodies of these outstanding athletes.”

Bishop added – “That decision has to be made by the individual and administrators close to him but I will throw one thing out for governing bodies, it is just an advice. You can’t play these guys (Bumrah and Co.) in every tournament.”

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Bishop fruther said –

“Everybody has got a unique way in how they formulate their action and Jasprit is more unique than most others so I think he has got to use the physical gifts he was blessed with and fine tune it as he goes along.