Jasprit Bumrah is likely to miss the initial rounds of the IPL 2025 matches for Mumbai Indians as the star pacer is still recovering from the lower back injury that rendered him out of action since January.

Jasprit Bumrah has been sidelined since January due to a back injury, missing key series including the Champions Trophy. Experts warn of potential career-ending implications. He is expected to miss the initial matches of IPL 2025 but may return in early April pending medical clearance.

Mumbai Indians (MI) are set to begin their IPL 2025 campaign without their premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who is still recovering from a lower back injury sustained in January. Bumrah, who has been undergoing rehabilitation at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru,

Jasprit Bumrah’s best bowling figures in IPL are 5/10, which came against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. Bowling first, MI’s attack was led by Bumrah, who took key wickets of Nitish Rana and Andre Russell to restrict KKR to a modest total of 165 runs.

He was named in India’s provisional squad for the ICC showpiece, but could not attain the optimum fitness level in time, as mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy was drafted into the side.

In a big blow to Mumbai Indians, their superstar pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss the first few matches of upcoming IPL 2025

Players who can replace Jasprit Bumrah in Mumbai Indians Playing XI (Source -Getty Images) Mumbai Indians (MI) will begin their Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) campaign without their pace spearhead ,

Fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss the initial IPL 2025 matches for five-time champions Mumbai Indians due to his ongoing recovery from a back injury which has kept him out of action since the Sydney Test in January.

He is still recovering from the back injury that has kept him out of action since January, and is likely to join the MI squad by early April