'Once a cub, now the lion': MI post emotional video teasing Jasprit Bumrah's return after injury

Mumbai Indians (MI) have been missing the services of their star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian Premier League (IPL) so far. Bumrah, who was injured during Sydney Test earlier this year, has joined MI's camp. The five-time IPL-winning franchise announced Bumrah's comeback with an emotional video where his wife and anchor Sanjana Ganesan is narrating a bedtime story to their son, Angad.

"Angad, let me tell you a story. In 2013, there was a cub who entered this jungle. A jungle full of runs, sixers and boundaries. Where everyone was scared, he showed courage. Over the years, he fought many battles. He fought for survival, for his pride. He won. He lost, but never gave up! These battles left him with scars. But these scars didn't stop him. Once a cub, now the lion. The lion is back! He is back to be the king of this jungle again," Sanjana said in the video. 

Earlier, on April 5, Sports Tak reported that Bumrah is set to join MI's camp soon. He had to go through two match simulations after getting the clearance from the Centre of Excellence (formerly known as National Cricket Academy). 

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MI have lost three of their four games in the season so far. Their next clash is against an in-form Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 7 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. It is not clear whether Bumrah will be available for the RCB clash. Their next away clash is against the only unbeaten side in the tournament so far, Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 13.

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Bumrah's IPL journey

Bumrah made his IPL debut for MI in 2013 edition when they won their maiden title. His breakthrough season was in 2016 edition when he took 15 wickets. His best season in IPL so far with the ball was in 2020/21 season when he claimed 27 wickets from 15 games. In the last edition, despite MI's slump under Hardik Pandya's captaincy, he took 20 wickets from 13 games. So far, he has taken 165 wickets from 133 games for the franchise at an average of 22.51 and economy rate of 7.30 runs per over.