Jadeja trains at Jamtha, Iyer unlikely to play 2nd Test, Bumrah not to be rushed for Australia ODIs

India and Australia will play the second Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla from Friday and it is to be seen if Iyer is able to join the team.Iyer had posted a few videos of his intense rehab programme at the NCA in Bengaluru under trainer S Rajnikanth.Iyer is doing his strength and conditioning routines but the norm for returning to play in the international arena is to at least play a domestic game of some form before donning national colours again.

Hence Iyer, who hasn't played any competitive cricket for a month now, might not be directly thrown into a Test match where he might have to field for 90 overs, crouch and stand close-in and then bat for long hours.It will be interesting to see if the Chetan Sharma-led selection committee names Iyer in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Cup match against Madhya Pradesh from March 1-5 to prove his fitness just like they asked Ravindra Jadeja to play a Ranji Trophy game against Tamil Nadu.Bumrah might not be rushed for Australia ODIsJasprit Bumrah's recovery from stress fracture has been a slow one and the Indian team management is unlikely to risk playing him in the three ODIs against Australia just after the end of the four-match Test series.Bumrah will be needed for the potential World Test Championship final at the Oval in London from June 7-11 and also for the big ODI World Cup in India at the end of the year.Therefore, there is a possibility that Bumrah will return to play during Mumbai Indians' campaign at the IPL this year where his workload will be monitored.Jadeja, Pujara sweat it out at JamthaIn less than 48 hours after he had won the 'Player of the Match' award in the opening Test, Ravindra Jadeja was back in the nets at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha for an optional