In an absolute jolter to the Indian cricket fans, Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the ongoing South Africa T20I series due a to a stress fracture in his back and reports suggest that he is most likely to miss the T20 World Cup that has left the Indians with a massive frown on their visages.
Well, now the best possible question is how did Bumrah injure his back and even if he did, how is still managing to sit up? Much to everyone’s surprise, the definition of a stress fracture in your back is not exactly where you end up plastering someone.
Going by the definition of Johns Hopkins Medicine, a stress fracture is defined as, “Spondylolysis is a stress fracture through the pars interarticularis of the lumbar vertebrae. The pars interarticularis is a thin bone segment joining two vertebrae. It is the most likely area to be affected by repetitive stress. This condition is fairly common and is found in one out of every 20 people.”
Now how does it affect a fast bowler? Out of all the participants in a cricket field, the most of the stress loads is being taken care of by a fast bowler that makes him prone towards injuring his rotor calf or even incur this back stress fracture, which is clearly a consequence of extra workload.
The solitary treatment to this injury is ample rest and a few chosen conditioning exercises that strengthens your core and keep your back in relief. However, first and foremost is if you have suffered a back stress fracture you will need a lot of rest to at least to come to the point where you can begin your exercises.
To recover, the stipulated time period is a minimum of 4 months depending on the severity of the injury. Going by the reports of Jasprit Bumrah, he can very well be out for more than 6 months as he has been suffering severe back aches, not a good harbinger of affairs. You can expect him to return under the likeliest and the best circumstances by March if his recovery goes to plan. Let’s hope for the very best as our Jassi prepares for an even tougher battle.
