It was earlier reported that Bumrah was feeling discomfort on his back. While there is no official confirmation from the medical team of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), former Australian pacer-turned-commentator Brett Lee believes this can be a long term issue.

“I think it will be something long-term,” Lee said on air via Fox Cricket.

India came to defend a small target. Earlier, when Day 2’s play came to an end, Prasidh Krishna had stated that Bumrah was facing some discomfort on his back and the medical team is monitoring him.

“Bumrah had a back spasm. He went for scans. The medical team is monitoring him and we will know when the results arrive,” Krishna said.

This injury of Bumrah can come out as a major blow to the Indian team, considering the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is right around the corner. Before the ICC event, he was also set to feature in an ODI series against England at home grounds.

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Prasidh Krishna, a bowler who had a massive contribution in India’s bowling attack during Australia’s innings, addressed the media and stated that Bumrah was suffering back spasm, which has given rise to a lot of questions about his participation on Day 3.

“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, the legendary pacer might come out to bat on Day 3. Apart from that, the decision regarding his bowling will be made by the management, which will be based on his condition on the morning of Day 3.

“Bumrah was taken for a precautionary scan after a back spasm but nothing serious at the moment. He should be okay to bat but a final call on his bowling will be taken on the basis of how he feels in the morning. So let’s see and the medical team is closely monitoring him,” the report claimed.

Bumrah is currently the highest wicket-taker in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, as he has picked up 32 wickets. He captained India in the first Test match, where the Indian team defeated Australia by 295 runs.

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The 27-year completed his half-century in just 29 deliveries, just behind his own record of a 28-ball half-century against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru in 2022. Pant was eventually dismissed by Australia skipper Pat Cummins to restrict India to 124/5.

Pant headed back to the dugout after playing a highly entertaining knock comprising of 6 boundaries and 4 massive sixes.

Fastest half-centuries for India in Test cricket

28 balls – Rishabh Pant vs Sri Lanka, Bengaluru, 2022

29 balls – Rishabh Pant vs Australia, Sydney, 2025

30 balls – Kapil Dev vs Pakistan, Karachi, 1982

31 balls – Shardul Thakur vs England, The Oval, 2021

31 balls – Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Bangladesh, Kanpur, 2024

The explosive half-century also saw Pant became the only player in history to score 2 fifties in under 30 deliveries in red-ball cricket. This was his first fifty of the series and the second-fastest by anyone on Australian soil.

Following the end of second day’s play, India pacer Prasidh Krishna highly praised Pant’s fearless innings.

“All of us were sitting together, the bowlers were sitting together and watching him bat and we definitely said if I was sitting at home and watching this, I would have loved it. To be able to do it from the ground, I mean, nothing like it. I know it’s a lot of risk, but that’s the way the game is played today,” Krishna said.

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Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj chipped in with 2 wickets each while both Jasprit Bumrah and Nitish Kumar Reddy ended the innings with 2 wickets each.

The Men in Blue were given a massive scare when pace spearhead and stand-in captain Bumrah underwent precautionary scans for an unspecified injury after leaving the field in the post-lunch session.

Following an impressive bowling display, it was the time for India batters to deliver. However, the top-order certainly wasn’t able to do so as the first 4 batters – Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli were all dismissed cheaply. It looked like the visitors would be bundled out within the second day itself, however Rishabh Pant had other ideas.

The 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batter played a fantastic knock of 61 runs from just 33 deliveries to somehow keep India’s innings afloat despite the hosts being in command. The Men in Blue finished the day on 141/6 and currently lead by 145 runs. Ravindra Jadeja (8*) and Washington Sundar (6*) will be looking to India’s lead towards the 200-run mark on the third day.

Pant’s knock prevented the Indian innings from falling apart with the visitors’ top and lower-order struggling to negotiate against the Australian attack on a track that was aided seam and bounce. Scott Boland was once again the top bowler for the Baggy Greens, finishing the second day with figures of 4/42.

The match looks certain to end on the third day, however India will be counting on skipper Bumrah to return to full fitness if they hope to defend a low total.

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According to a report by Indian Express, Rohit Sharma has decided to stay out of the game. Jasprit Bumrah is going to lead the team for the second time in this series. The 31-year-old had already once captained the team to their one-and-only victory in this tour, which came in the first Test in Perth by a margin of 295 runs.

Shubman Gill is going to return to the playing XI for the Sydney Test, along with KL Rahul going to open the batting once again.

Star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s place had come under the radar after a risky shot that he played in Melbourne, however, Pant will keep his spot in the playing XI at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

The same report claims Prasidh Krishna will be replacing Akash Deep in the playing XI. Gambhir had earlier confirmed in the pre-match conference that Akash had been ruled out of the series due to a back injury.

The SCG Test is going to mark Pradish’s firs outing for India in any format since last year’s New Year Test against South Africa. Prasidh Krishna made his debut for India in 2023 during the Boxing-Day Test in Centurion versus the Proteas.

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“Akash Deep is out with a back issue,” India coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed during the pre-match press conference.

The 28-year-old right-arm pacer bowled a total of 87.5 overs in the series so far, and the injury could be attributed to the heavier-than-usual workload he has endured. 

Akash is likely to be replaced by either Harshit Rana or Prasidh Krishna for India’s final Test of the Australia tour. While Harshit did feature in the first 2 Tests of the series that were held in Perth and Adelaide respectively, Krishna is yet to feature for the Men in Blue in the tour.

The Indian team heads into the final Test, trailing the series by 2-1. Only a win in Sydney will keep their hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final alive.

In such a dire situation, the team will be counting on senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to step up and help the team in levelling the series.

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Siraj has not been at his best in the series so far, picking up 13 wickets in 7 innings. His poor performances have only ended up giving extra burden on Jasprit Bumrah’s shoulders.

Gavaskar believes the right-arm quick needs to be told he is being dropped rather than being rested. 

“I think Siraj, perhaps, needs a little bit of a break. In the sense, I am not saying a break, he needs to be told that he is left out of the team for non-performance. There has to be a situation where you can’t beat around the bush,” Gavaskar told Star Sports.

“You need to be brutally upfront and say ‘look, your performance has not been up to scratch, and therefore you are being dropped.’ When you start talking about ‘rest,’ players get wrong ideas. They feel they don’t need to up their game,” Gavaskar added.

Gavaskar believes that Siraj should either be replaced by Harshit Rana or Prasidh Krishna in the fifth Test which will be held in Sydney. While Rana did feature in the first 2 Tests, Krishna hasn’t featured in the series at all.

“But I think Siraj needs to be told ‘Look, you are not bowling as well as we expected you to on pitches that have been helpful’. That is something that needs to be told. If you want to make two changes. Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana to support Jasprit Bumrah. By all means, do that,” Gavaskar said.

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As Australia A came for the chase, captain Nathan McSweeney took a single on the first ball. Krishna came around the wickets and took Harris. Krishna lured him to a drive where the ball hit the inside edge and went straight to the wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel who took a simple catch.

On the next ball, Bancroft was left dumbfounded by the fuller delivery. He could not get his bat to hit properly. The umpire hence did not take any second guess and raised his finger as Bancroft was dismissed. Krishna was exceptional in his first spell. He bowled a total of four overs and gave out just six runs.

Marcus Harris 🦆
Cameron Bancroft 🦆

Prasidh Krishna removes two Test contenders on consecutive balls in the first over #AUSAvINDA pic.twitter.com/5bOOhC7Fqj

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Krishna walked in to bat in 57th over after Nitish Kumar Reddy got dismissed for 81-ball 38. He had a partnership of 49 runs with Tanush Kotian. He smashed 5 fours before he got dismissed by off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli.

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As he was disappointed with the state of the ball, Krishna went to umpire to ask for a change. However, the umpire declined his request and ordered for the game to continue.

Krishna showed the ball to the umpire and was seen discussing the condition with him. Indian pacer Khaleel Ahmed and Ruturaj Gaikwad were also involved in this conversation. The umpire was spotted giving explanation regarding the ball.

Even though the discussion was not clear, the commentators made assumptions that the ball might have been sprayed with a green dye or some sort of ‘paint.’

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Krishna is one of the bowlers, who is under heavy consideration for a spot in India’s team when the 5-match Border-Gavaskar series begins in Perth on November 22, and this performance made his case even stronger.

Krishna’s first scalp of the innings came in the form of Oliver Davies. Then, he would pick up 3 wickets in quick succession to leave Australia in big trouble.

Krishna’s second wicket would be that of Jimmy Peirson before he would also pick up the big wicket of Marcus Harris for 74. Finally, he dismissed Scott Boland for a duck to restrict Australia A to 167/8.

The Harris dismissal was crucial as the batter was looking set to play a big innings when he dangled his bat outside off-stump and feathered a thin edge through to Jurel. On the very next ball, Krishna dismissed Boland, who ended up giving an edge to first slip fielder Abhimanyu Easwaran.

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