India, March 12 -- Jasprit Bumrah's back injury has sparked serious concerns about his long-term future, with former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond cautioning that another setback in the same area "could be a career-ender". Bumrah is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

The pacer hasn't played since the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney, where he walked off for scans on the second day. Initially diagnosed as back spasms, the issue later emerged as a stress-related injury, ruling him out of the Champions Trophy.

Bond himself was among the first pacers in the modern era to undergo back surgery, doing so at 29; the same age at which Bumrah had his operation. Despite battling pers...