India’s bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah made a brilliant comeback in the first test match against England. He impressed all the fans and the pundits with his performance. A few fans were holding a placard that read ‘Boom Boom Bumrah’.
Michael holding who was commentating on air at the moment saw the placard and stated that Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi is usually called as ‘Boom Boom’. However, in recent years, the fans refer to Bumrah as ‘Boom Boom’.
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Shahid Afridi was given the nickname of Boom Boom by India’s Head coach Ravi Shastri. Afridi himself revealed about it in a Q&A on Twitter, when a asked him about his nickname. He is also referred to as Lala by the fans.
Ravi Shastri
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) August 26, 2018
Jasprit Bumrah is our Number one bowler: KL Rahul
Jasprit Bumrah picked up nine wickets – a four-wicket haul in the first and a fifer in the second innings in the first test match against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
The right-arm pacer looked a bit off-color in the recent ICC World Test Championship final but has roared back to form. India’s opener KL Rahul stated that Jasprit Bumrah has always proved himself and remains as India’s number one bowler.
“Sir, I don’t know why you are saying that (Jasprit) Bumrah has made a comeback. Every time, in every game, in every condition he has proved himself and he is our number one bowler. We are happy that he is doing what he is (has) been doing since he started playing Test cricket. Wherever he has played, he has been a match-winner for us. We are happy that he has done once again, what he does best,” Rahul said at the post-match press conference.