Jasprit Bumrah is an Indian fast bowler who is majorly known for his death bowling. He has been a great find for the Indian cricket team adding great value to the side with his unorthodox action and pace bowling. He is nippy and has the tendency to cause discomfort to world class batsman. He also has a good change up delivery in his armory along with the unplayable yorker that he unleashes at the death. He has been a great asset for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
There are some facts about Jasprit Bumrah that many would be unaware about. Today we take a look at the top 10 facts about the Indian death over specialist, Jasprit Bumrah.
1) He first came into limelight when he took 7 wickets in his debut first-class match against Vidarbha in the 2013-14 season which proved to be the turning point in his career.
2) John Wright was the first one to notice Bumrah when he was playing for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He later picked him in Mumbai Indians squad.
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3) He lost his father at the age of seven.
4) Jasprit wanted to settle with his family in Canada, he never had an idea of becoming a cricketer before 14. He even had no clue what to do in life if he didn’t even choose cricketing career.
5) In 2014, when Bumrah got AB Devilliers out which got the young lad all animated. He celebrated by giving the legend a harsh send-off. Eventually, he realized his mistake and quickly apologized to the star batsman via Twitter.
6) Amitabh Bachchan is Bumrah’s favorite actor and dhokla is his favorite dish.
7) Virat Kohli was his first ever IPL victim. He followed Kohli’s wicket with the wickets of Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair.
8) Though Jasprit had different bowling techniques like bouncers and Yorkers, he didn’t know how to use them till Malinga guided him to make the best use of them.
9) Jasprit impressed Dhoni with his technique during the T20 series against Australia in 2016 and MS named him “the find of the tour”.
10) He became India’s 290th player in Test Cricket by playing the first Test against South Africa. He picked AB Devilliers as his first wicket.