Jasprit Bumrah is the current leader of the Indian pace attack & one of the most consistent players for India in the last few years. He made his debut against Australia in 2016 and hasn’t looked back ever since. Bumrah is one of the first few names in the team sheets after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Some say he’s one of the best bowlers ever produced by India.
If we look at the current statistics of Bumrah, we can assume that he’s most likely to break many records. Day in and day out he keeps getting better with every game. Known for his unusual weird action and short run-up, Bumrah has achieved emergent success in a short span.
Let’s look at 10 interesting facts about Team India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah:
10. Remarkable debut for his state team
Bumrah made his debut for Gujarat in the 2013-14 season against Vidarbha. To the surprise of many, he picked 7 wickets on debut and went on to become the highest wicket-taker for his side in the tournament.
9. Bought for a staggering price of 1.2 crores despite being uncapped
We don’t always find uncapped players going for big bucks especially back in 2014. But Jasprit Bumrah went for big money as Mumbai Indians bought him for a whopping 1.2 crores in the 2014 IPL auction.
He was already making the headlines with his unique action and variation and it caught the eyes of John Wright. The veteran head coach didn’t make any mistake in spotting the talent and Mumbai went all in for the young pacer.
8. Dream IPL debut vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
The weird action Bumrah made his debut for Mumbai Indians in the 2014 IPL season. Little did anyone know that he would go on to become a star overnight by dismissing Virat Kohli & AB De Villiers in the same game.
Since then, he has been a star attraction in the IPL leading the charge for Mumbai.
7. Guided by Lasith Malinga in Mumbai Indians
Bumrah, who has been part of the Mumbai Indians side since 2014 has had the chance to bowl under the watchful eyes of Sri Lanka’s legend Lasith Malinga. We have often seen Bumrah credit his success to Malinga due to his immense guidance.
The duo had complimented each other very well and delivered the goods for Mumbai franchise in the IPL.
6. Lost his father at the age of 7
Jasprit Bumrah had to bear an early loss as his father passed away when he was just 7 years old. He was then brought up by his mother who was a principal at a school. He had a dream of settling in Canada but eventually settled to play cricket in India.
The young pacer has time and again highlighted the importance of his mother in his career.
5.Getting Noticed by John Wright
John Wright who works in the scouting department for Mumbai Indians first spotted Bumrah while scouting for fresh talent. He noticed Bumrah when he was playing a game for Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy in 2014.
Mesmerized by his weird action and ability to pick quick wickets, Wright decided to sign Bumrah for Mumbai Indians.
4. Debut vs Australia under MS Dhoni
In India 2016 tour of Australia, India’s frontline pacer Mohammed Shami was injured. India’s captain MS Dhoni had one choice to make, either go with Barinder Sran or pick Bumrah who wasn’t there in the one-day squad initially.
Dhoni went with his gut feeling and picked Jasprit Bumrah which turned out to be the find of the tour for the Indian side.
3. Highest wicket-taker in debut international series
Jasprit Bumrah debuted the 2016 tour of Australia owing to a string of consistent performances in the domestic circuit. After playing just 3 T20s, he went on to become the highest wicket-taker in the tournament as he cleaned up the Australian batsmen with ease.
2. Sledged South African legend Ab De Villiers
On the same day, Jasprit Bumrah made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians, He did a pretty unusual thing which many people would think twice before doing it. After dismissing De Villiers in the game, he went on to say many things to the Proteas Batsman.
This didn’t go down well with many people which is why Bumrah later apologized via Twitter.
1. Record for most T20I wickets in a calendar year
Bumrah holds a record which is very difficult to achieve in a short span of time. The latter created a world record by picking the most number of wickets in the T20 format in a calendar year.
He broke the record held by former Australia fast bowler, Dirk Nannes by picking by 28 wickets in the period of just 7 months.