A split photo showing the bowling action of the boy and Jasprit Bumrah.© Twitter
Jasprit Bumrah was one of the key architects of India’s 2024 T20 World Cup. Bumrah scalped 15 wickets and won the Player of the Tournament award. The performance was another validation of Bumrah’s consistent impact on Indian cricket in recent years. He has admirers all over the world. With a single action, Bumrah took down many pundits. But now one boy is winning praise on social media for his unique stunt. Even the great Wasim Akram shared the boy’s video and wrote, “Wah jee wah look at this control and action just like the big video of the day @Jaspritbumrah93 for me.
Wah jee wah, look at this control and action just like the big @Jaspritbumrah93 video of the day for me. #crickethavenoboundiers https://t.co/Ut215HD3iB
– Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) July 15, 2024
Not just in T20Is, but Bumrah is equally effective in ODIs and Tests. Recently, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja praised the India pacer, calling him a “legend of all three formats.
“In my book, Jasprit Bumrah is a legend in all three formats. There is no one better who has played all three formats. inappropriate, but he came back and now made India win the World Cup,” Ramiz Raja said on his YouTube channel.
Coincidentally, Ramiz’s statement came after an old video of India’s new coach Gautam Gambhir started surfacing online where he was seen talking about having more players of all formats in the group.
“I really believe in one thing: if you are good, you should play all three formats. I’ve never been a big believer in injury management, that you get hurt and you recover. As simple as it seems. When you are playing international cricket and you are good enough, you ask any of the top players, they want to play all three formats. They don’t want to stay and they don’t. be labeled as a red-ball bowler or a white-ball bowler,” Gambhir said in the video.
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