With an awkward action, Jasprit Bumrah never fails to deceive the best of batsmen. Within no time, he has become the captain's first-choice opening and death bowler across all the three formats. Representing Gujarat in the domestic cricket, Bumrah bowls for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It won't be unfair to credit Sri Lanka's veteran speedster Lasith Malinga for Bumrah's success in international cricket. Having played together for Mumbai in the IPL, Bumrah has learnt a lot from the million-dollar arm-pacer, who has an equally odd bowling action. He first played for India in an ODI match on January 23, 2016, at Sydney. His T20I debut too came soon after as he took the field against the same opponents at Adelaide on January 26, 2016. The Ahmedabad-born fast bowler had to wait for two years before debuting in the longest format of cricket. Bumrah's Test debut came in January 2018 at Cape Town.
Jasprit Bumrah holds his spot as the No.1 ranked ICC test bowler on the back of his sensational performance in the Border-Gavaskar series. Bumrah has a daylight gap between himself and the second-ranked Pat Cummins. Meanwhile, Babar Azam has dropped a few places in the batters' chart.
"I'm sure BCCI might just put something out from the physio itself. It's better it comes from the medical department than me trying to explain what exactly is wrong with Jasprit Bumrah," Ajit Agarkar said in a press conference.
India will fine-tune their preparations ahead of the Champions Trophy against England in a three-match ODI series starting February 6 in Nagpur. England and India are in two different groups in the Champions Trophy with the 2013 champions commencing their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20.
Ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is to undergo a scan before Champions Trophy 2025. He however will be included in the 15-member squad but his name will be marked with an asterisk, implying subject to fitness.
Star Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah suffered a minor back injury during India's recent Test match against Australia in Sydney and remains on the sidelines. However, speculation about Bumrah's inclusion in India's squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 grows stronger by the day.
Jasprit Bumrah was in insane form in the Border-Gavaskar series as he took 32 wickets in nine innings in the series. For his brilliance in the BGT, Bumrah has been named the Player of the Month for December 2024. He edged past competition from Pat Cummins and Dane Paterson.
Jasprit Bumrah picked up an issue in his back during the final Test in the Border-Gavaskar series 2024/25. Bumrah is now reportedly set to miss the group stage matches in the Champions Trophy in what can be a major blow for India. He will head to NCA for his recovery.
Delano Potgieter played a crucial 25-run cameo with the bat before picking a five-wicket haul in the second innings for MI Cape Town in the team's big win over defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the opening match of SA20 2025. Potgieter has joined an elite list of bowlers after his fifer.
December 2024 witnessed a lot of Test cricket being played even as WTC Finalists were also confirmed. South Africa and Australia will lock horns in the WTC Final, however, prior to that Bumrah, Cummins and Dane Paterson will battle it out to win the Player of the Month award in December.
The third edition of the World Test Championship (WTC) concluded for India with the Test series against Australia. Jasprit Bumrah led the way for the team with 77 wickets including 32 scalps only in the five-match series Down Under. Here are the top five wicket-takers for India in this WTC cycle
Jasprit Bumrah sustained a back spasm during the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia. Bumrah is now likely to miss out on the majority of the white-ball series against England, which gets underway on January 22.
Jasprit Bumrah was a nightmare for the Australian team in the Border-Gavaskar series as he picked up 32 wickets in nine innings. Bumrah has now emulated the feat of Sachin Tendulkar after his splendid outing in the BGT went in vain as India suffered a 3-1 loss.
Jasprit Bumrah was not able to bowl on Day 3 of the Sydney Test due to his back spasm for which he had visited a hospital on Day 2. Bumrah regrets not bowling in the second innings in the fifth Test against Australia when his team needed to defend 161.
Jasprit Bumrah clinched the highest 32 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 to win the Player of the Series award. The Indian pacers didn't bowl on Day 3 as India lost the fifth Test match against Australia in Sydney by six wickets.
Australia reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years as they won the fifth and final Test against India by six wickets in Sydney. Defending a target of 162 without Jasprit Bumrah was always going to be a tough ask and even though India did put up a fight, it wasn't enough.
Prasidh Krishna tried his best but India were asking a lot from themselves defending 162 without Jasprit Bumrah. India added just 16 runs for the last four wickets before Australia cruised home with six wickets in the bag and won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years.
Jasprit Bumrah went to a private hospital for possible scans and returned a few hours later. Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna confirmed that Bumrah has a back spasm and the medical team is monitoring him. Sunil Gavaskar feels India will find it tough without Bumrah in the defence.
Jasprit Bumrah is having a memorable series against Australia as he has scalped 32 wickets. Meanwhile, the stand-in captain has shattered a 47-year-old record of an Indian legend during the first innings of the Sydney Test.
Jasprit Bumrah picked up two wickets in the first innings in his 10 overs but made the Indian fans worried when he left the field for scans at a private hospital. Pacer Prasidh Krishna has opened up on the stand-in India skipper after the end of the second day in the Sydney Test.
The heart was in the mouth for 1.4 billion Indians as the stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah with 32 wickets to his name left the ground midway through the second day of the fifth and final Test against Australia. Without Bumrah, Nitish Reddy and Prasidh Krishna stepped up to clean up the tail.