Indian team’s leading fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is celebrating his 31st birthday today. 31-year-old Bumrah is India’s most important fast bowler today, but his journey has not been easy. Born in Ahmedabad in 1993, Bumrah lost his father at the age of just seven. After this incident he became mentally strong. As a fast bowler, he performed well from the beginning and made his place in the Indian team through IPL. Here we are telling the story of Bumrah with some interesting facts.
Bumrah, who has played 162 matches for India, has taken 319 wickets. He is the third Indian player to take a hat-trick in Test cricket. Bumrah has achieved the feat of taking five wickets in an innings in South Africa, England, Australia, West Indies and India.
Bumrah decided to become a cricketer at the age of 14. Bumrah, who impressed in his debut match for Gujarat, soon joined Mumbai Indians and never looked back. He always wanted to go to Canada and live, but he gave up this dream after making a career in cricket.
Bumrah played his first match for Gujarat in 2013-14. In the match against Vidarbha, he took seven wickets and was the highest wicket taker for Gujarat in the tournament. It was here that his actions came into discussion. During the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, John Wright noticed Bumrah and changed his fortunes.
In 2013, Bumrah got a chance to play for Mumbai. He impressed everyone from the very first match. After taking two fours of Virat Kohli, Bumrah also took his wicket in the same over. He took three wickets for 32 runs against RCB and impressed everyone. In Mumbai, Malinga taught Bumrah and he became a better bowler than before.
After impressing for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, Bumrah made his debut for India in 2016. Bumrah’s international career got a delayed start due to a knee injury. After being out for five months, he performed well in domestic cricket and made it to the Indian team. Bumrah became the bowler taking the highest wicket in the first international series. India defeated Australia 3-0 at home. Dhoni said that Bumrah is the discovery of this series.
In 2016, Bumrah took 28 wickets in T20 and made the record of taking most wickets in a year. Even legends like Glenn McGrath praised him. Bumrah, who made his Test debut against South Africa, made AB de Villiers his victim. After dismissing De Villiers in 2014, he had hinted at his exit. However, he soon apologized.
