“Brought us back to gaming again and again”: Virat Kohli on “8th Wonder” Jasprit Bumrah

Virat Kohli, who announced his retirement from T20I cricket along with Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja, expressed some special words to Jasprit Bumrah on how the pacer saved the Indian cricket team from difficult situations on several occasions during the 2024 T20 World Cup. He agreed that Bumrah should be declared a “national treasure” for the way he saved the team from difficult situations during the World Cup. Bumrah was declared the Player of the Tournament for his heroics and received a special round of applause from the crowd as Kohli encouraged them.

“At the same time I also felt like ‘man, this is going to slip away again’. But what happened in those five overs, two of which were bowled by Jasprit Bumrah was truly, truly special. What I would like is for everyone to applaud a guy who has brought us back to games, again and again in this tournament,” Kohli said.

“We want him to continue playing for India as long as he can. I will sign the petition to make Jasprit Bumrah the eighth wonder of the world now. He is a once-in-a-generation bowler,” he added. .

Bumrah, meanwhile, said having his young son with him at Kensington Oval made it special for him, laughing off suggestions he might have to find a petition signed by a billion people urging him not to give up the game.

While there were several moments for fans to mark in their memory for eternity, three would find a place in everyone’s favorite moments of the night.

Most of these cherished moments will be when Rohit Sharma walked hand in hand with Virat Kohli to the crowd near the stands, as if he was thanking them on their behalf as they retired from the shortest format of the game.

The second moment that will forever stay in people’s minds will be Hardik Pandya being loudly applauded on the same ground where Mumbaikars booed him as captain of Mumbai Indians. And then there was the iconic moment of all the players dancing together as they took a lap of honor around the stadium, reminding people of similar scenes at the same venue in 2011 when Kohli was among those who lifted Sachin Tendulkar on their shoulder. the floor.

On Thursday, there were no such scenes, even though the team’s two oldest and most beloved members were retiring from this format of play. However, there was no doubt in the minds of those gathered about the service as halberdiers they both rendered to the country.

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