4. Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga
Jasprit Bumrah is currently one of the most complete fast bowlers in the world. The young Indian fast bowler very early on in his career was mentored by the great Lasith Malinga at Mumbai Indians. Bumrah has always tagged Malinga as his idol who has helped him a lot when it comes to his bowling.
The two became friends during IPL 2013 when Bumrah became a part of the MI franchise. Bumrah too is now known for bowling deadly yorkers a skill which he has perfected under the guidance of Malinga.
When recently Malinga announced his retirement from franchise cricket Bumrah acknowledged his idol and posted a special tweet.
“It’s been an honour playing alongside you and picking your brain all these years, Mali. Congratulations on a successful career, the IPL won’t be the same without you”, Bumrah tweeted.
