Jasprit Bumrah is happy to be back in international cricket after an 11-month hiatus and is not expecting too much from himself.

Bumrah, returning from surgery for a back stress fracture, said on the eve of the first T20I in Dublin that he is “looking forward to it” since he needs some “game time”.

“Everything is fine. Very happy to be back. Been working very hard at the NCA. It’s been a long road and it feels very good... I need more game time so I am looking forward to it,” he said on Thursday.

The fast bowler’s fitness will decide his comeback into the squad for the Asia Cup and the World Cup at home.

“We were mindful of the fact there is no Test cricket till the ODI World Cup. In my rehab as well, I was not preparing for a T20 game. I was always preparing for the World Cup competition.

“I have been bowling 10, 12, and even 15 overs. So I have bowled more overs, that way it becomes easier when less bowling is required. We kept in mind we are preparing for a one-day competition and not a four-over competition.

“I have lots of overs under my belt. You have to keep working your way up. From where you left, you are a little down and you keep working your way up,” Bumrah, who will captain India in the three T20Is, said.

The 29-year-old is not bogged down by expectations.

“I don’t really think about expectations. I just want to go enjoy the game as I have come after a long break. Never been away from the game this long. I am coming back to enjoy as I love this game.”

He admitted that self-doubts can creep in. “When injury takes time to heal, it can be frustrating. Instead of having self-doubt, I was thinking about how to get fit and make a comeback,” Bumrah said.

“It is important to give the body time and respect. I never took it as a dark phase and thought my career could be over. I was looking for solutions and when solutions came I was feeling good.

“When you are facing an injury you are trying to solve that problem, not what the world is saying. I wanted to recuperate. You learn to enjoy the game a lot more. I looked at it as an off-season. So I got to spend time with the family and looked at the positives.”