Mumbai Indians’ (MI) IPL 2025 campaign got a significant boost as Jasprit Bumrah joined the camp ahead of their tie versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at home on April 7, 2025.
Bumrah, who suffered a reoccurrence of his back injury during the SCG Test in Australia in January this year, was rehabbing and recovering at the NCA. He missed the Champions Trophy 2025 and the first few matches of the IPL 2025 for MI as well.
He only received the fitness clearance recently and immediately joined the MI camp and was seen bowling in the nets ahead of the RCB match. In a video shared by MI on their social media account, MI batting coach Kieron Pollard was seen welcoming Jasprit Bumrah.
In a hilarious moment, Pollard picked up Bumrah in elation, much to the pacer's amusement and the MI squad's laughter.
Here is the video:
While the sentiment was shared by the huge MI franchise fanbase, the admirers also cautioned Pollard to be gentle with Jasprit Bumrah, given how fragile his back is and MI still has 10 matches to play in the IPL 2025 league stage.
Here are some fan reactions:
