Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah (born 6 December 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in all formats of the game. A right-arm fast bowler with a unique bowling action, Bumrah is currently considered one of the best bowlers in the world and one of the greatest fast bowlers India has produced. [4] He plays for Gujarat and Mumbai Indians in domestic cricket. He is the vice-captain of the Indian team in Test cricket since December 2023.[5]
Personal life
Bumrah was born in a SikhPunjabi family, settled in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[6] Bumrah's father, Jasbir Singh, died when he was 5 years old.[7] He was brought up by his mother Daljit Bumrah, a school teacher in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in a middle-class surrounding. Daljit made an appearance in the 2019 Netflix documentary Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians where she was emotional on the cricketing success of her son.[8][9]
On 15 March 2021, he married model and presenter Sanjana Ganesan in Goa.[10] Hailing from Pune, Maharashtra, Ganesan is a former Miss India finalist and was also a participant in MTV's Splitsvilla in 2014.[11] On 4 September 2023, the couple's son was born.[12]
A right-arm fast bowler from Gujarat with an unusual bowling action, Bumrah made his T20 debut against Maharashtra in the 2012–13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and also helped his side clinch the title with his Man of the Match performance. His figures of 3/14 were instrumental to Gujarat's win over Punjab in the final.[14]
Jasprit Bumrah has the best and the most effective yorker among fast bowlers playing international cricket now.
– Cricket commentator and former fast bowler Wasim Akram, January 2019[18]
In the two matches, T20I series against West Indies in August 2016, he became the bowler to claim most wickets (28) in Twenty20 Internationals in one calendar year surpassing the record of Dirk Nannes.[19]
In January 2017, in the second match of T20I series of England's 2016–17 India tour, Bumrah picked up two wickets and gave away 20 runs and was awarded the Player of the Match.[20] During the 2017 Sri Lanka tour, Bumrah recorded the most wickets (15) taken by any fast bowler in a bilateral ODI series of five or fewer matches.[21]
In November 2017, he was named in India's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[22] He made his Test debut for India against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town on 5 January 2018[23] In the 3rd test match of India Tour of South Africa 2017-18, at Johannesburg, Bumrah took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests, with the figures of 5/54 from 18.5 overs.[24]
Jasprit Bumrah (fourth from left) fielding during India vs England, at Trent Bridge (August 2018)
On the Boxing Day Test of India Tour of Australia 2018, with career-best figures of 6/33, Bumrah became the first Asian bowler to take five-wicket hauls in Australia, England and South Africa in the same calendar year.[25] Overall, he had finished the series as the joint highest wicket-taker, with 21 wickets, the other bowler being Australian bowler, Nathan Lyon.[26] He had finished the year, with 48 wickets, which was a record for Indian bowler in his debut year in Test cricket.[27] For his performances in 2018, he was named both in the World Test XI and ODI XI by the ICC.[28] In April 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[29][30] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut.[31] On 5 June 2019, in India's opening match of the tournament, against South Africa, Bumrah played in his 50th ODI match.[32] On 6 July 2019, in the match against Sri Lanka, Bumrah took his 100th wicket in ODIs and became the second-fastest Indian to do so after his teammate, Mohammed Shami, who is currently the fastest Indian to 100 ODI wickets.[33][34] He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for India and the fifth highest overall, with eighteen dismissals in nine matches.[35] He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by the ICC and ESPNcricinfo.[36][37]
Bumrah played his maiden Test match in India in the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium against England in February 2021 after playing 17 Tests overseas. His maiden Test wicket in India was of Daniel Lawrence for nought in England Tour of India 2021.[40][41][42]
In February 2022, Bumrah was named Vice-captain of India for the T20I and Test series against Sri Lanka owing to the unavailability of regular vice-captain KL Rahul.[45] In March 2022, Bumrah took his maiden Test five-wicket haul in India during the second day night Test against Sri Lanka.[46]
In April 2022, Bumrah was among the Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year for that year.[47]
On 1 July 2022, Bumrah captained the Indian Test team against England for the first time instead of Rohit Sharma, who is ruled out due to suffering from COVID-19.[48]
On 2 July 2022, Bumrah hit 29 runs in an over bowled by Stuart Broad, beating the 18-year old Test record set by Brian Lara (who had scored 28 runs in an over). The over also included six extras meaning it cost a total of 35 runs.[49]
On 17 July 2022, Bumrah became the number 1 ranked bowler in ODIs according to ICC.[52]
Bumrah featured in two of the three T20s against Australia, but was pulled out on the eve of the South Africa series, India's last before the World Cup, after he complained of back pain.[53]
On 21 August 2023, Bumrah was named in the India's squad for 2023 Asia Cup. He played his first match in this series against Pakistan scoring 16 runs in 14 balls but the match was abandoned due to rain.[54] He was replaced by Mohammed Shami for the match against Nepal because he flew back to Mumbai due to some personal reasons.[55]
Bowling style
Bumrah gained prominence with his unorthodox action, and hyperextended elbows.[56] His run-up is short, the first part of which consists of small, stuttering strides. He has an anomalous, stiff-armed action yet generates high pace, and his unusual point of release makes it difficult for the batsmen to read his bowling. Accordingly, the Indian team often uses him in death overs.[57] He bowls outside the off-stump, Yorkers and short length balls frequently.[58][59]
As per former international bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Bumrah's bowling action can cause him back injuries, his bowling action is front on, and the bowlers with this type of action generate speed from their shoulders and back, which increases the chances of injury.[60]
I think Jasprit Bumrah is very, very interesting. He runs off a very short run-up. He jogs and then bowls with a very short run. He has got straight arms. His bowling is not textbook by any means, but it works. He is very different from other pace bowlers, which reminds me of another fast bowler of my era, who was very different from everyone else – Jeff Thomson.
"My all-time favourite bowlers are Mitchell Johnson, Wasim Akram and Brett Lee. I used to watch their videos and learn from them. I have learnt a lot from Johnson, and Malinga too. I try to learn from any senior bowlers who have played international cricket." – Bumrah[69]
Mumbai Indians bowling coach and former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond said: "Boom's action, though unique, is repeatable. He has great control."[9]
Former Indian fast bowler Ashish Nehra also commented on his bowling action:
"What you do in 75–80% of your run-up, nothing matters. It's the last 15–20%, the last four-five steps, which is the main thing. That is bowling. Bumrah runs differently, but in his last three-four steps – he is loading, front leg, back leg, everything is in alignment, and he is quick through the air."[9]
Notes
^Some sources list Bumrah as a fast-medium paced bowler[2][3]
^ abcUgra, Sharda (23 May 2019). "The boy called Boom". The Cricket Monthly. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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