According to a report, Jasprit Bumrah is making swift progress in his fitness and could make a return to Team India sooner rather than later.

Over the past year, Team India faced multiple injuries to some of their key players that impacted the side’s performances in key calendar events. Among batters, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul remain out of injury – both failed to recover in time for the World Test Championship final last month, where India faced a 209-run defeat to Australia. Rishabh Pant has been away since the start of the year after a severe car crash but one of the longest injury absences has been that of fast bower Jasprit Bumrah.

The premier pacer last appeared for the side in a T20I series against Australia in September last year, which many deemed a hurried comeback as the pacer struggled with back injury. He was eventually ruled out of the T20 World Cup later in this year, where his presence was severely missed as India bowed out in the semi-finals. Since then, Bumrah underwent a back surgery in March earlier this year and continues to undergo recovery process at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. But a latest report indicates that the long wait for Bumrah’s return might come to an end pretty soon.

According to Indian Express, Bumrah might make a return to Team India in its three-match T20I series in Ireland, that takes place next month. The report states that Bumrah is bowling close to 8-10 overs-a-day, and is bowling full-throttle in the nets.