Jasprit Bumrah injury latest and conspiracy theory, India mull batting changes after Adelaide

Fresh from a humiliating defeat in Adelaide, India are preparing to make multiple key changes for the crucial Brisbane Test – while quick Jasprit Bumrah’s availability is raising questions.

Jasprit Bumrah allayed concerns about his fitness while India hinted at a potential batting order shuffle as the tourists went through their paces at the Gabba.

Training in front of only a handful of spectators after plans for an open session were shelved, India hit the nets on Thursday for the first time since arriving in Brisbane, seeking a repeat of the famous breakthrough victory in this city four summers ago.

Spearhead Bumrah had been under an injury cloud after receiving medical attention while bowling on day two of the second Test in Adelaide.

Former Australian Test paceman Damien Fleming had floated the idea that Bumrah’s issues were more serious than the diagnosis of cramp publicly portrayed by the tourists.

“There’s got to be some serious doubts,” Fleming said on SEN, querying why Bumrah had bowled in the second innings, where his pace was down from his usual mark.

India’s Jasprit Bumrah receives treatment to his leg – but was it cramp, or something more severe? Picture: Getty

“There’s no way that’s cramp. He was very ginger after the break in the first innings. He bowled again, not quite as slow second innings.

“I don’t even know why he bowled that over (in the second innings). That actually gave some secrets away to everyone.”

But the superstar quick showed no signs that anything was awry when he bowled for around half an hour in the Gabba nets.

Intriguingly, Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and fellow paceman Akash Deep bowled with the new ball to skipper Rohit Sharma.

It shapes as a sign that Rohit could return to the top of the order for the third Test – beginning on Saturday – after he was pushed down to the middle order following the success of KL Rahul alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal during the first Test.

India's captain Rohit Sharma had a tough time with the bat in Adelaide. Picture: AFP

Deep is also in the frame to be included with Harshit Rana under pressure to hold his spot after struggling in Adelaide.

Rohit is battling for runs, with ex-Australian opener Simon Katich also calling into question the captain’s tactics.

“When you compare the two results, obviously, in Perth, Rohit Sharma missed out. And I thought Bumrah’s captaincy, and particularly, the use of his bowlers in the length that they bowled, was far superior to what we saw in Adelaide. In Perth late on day one when Australia were 7-67, India attacked the stumps and bowled much fuller and straighter lengths,” Katich said on ESPN’s Around the Wicket.

“Whereas, when you look at the pitch map for Adelaide, on the night of day one, they were a lot shorter and wider, and around the 7-8 metre mark.

“So they missed a trick. Rohit Sharma was at first slip; he saw it all unfold. He needs to be a bit more proactive with his quicks when that’s happening.

“Because Australia got out of jail in that session only being one down and as a result, went on to win the Test.”