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.
Even as the Indian team is featuring in the ongoing Asia Cup in the T20I format, the Test squad is likely to be picked soon for the two-match Test series at home against the West Indies. The series will commence on October 2. Here's India's likely Test squad for the series:
India have benched Arshdeep Singh from the marquee clash against Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. The left-arm seamer played his first game of the tournament against Oman, but with Jasprit Bumrah returning, he had to make way.
India have made two changes to their playing XI against Oman in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy were rested for the pace duo of Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana. India have won toss and elected to bat first.
With the Asia Cup 2025 heading into its Super Four stage, former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar recently came forward and talked about how India could manage star pacer Jasprit Bumrah's workload ahead of the upcoming matches.
India have been the best team so far in the ongoing Asia Cup as they qualified for the Super Four round with wins in their first two matches against the UAE and Pakistan. They will face Oman for the first time in history today. Will Jasprit Bumrah be rested? Here's India's likely playing XI:
Sahibzada Farhan held one end up when wickets fell at regular intervals for Pakistan in their Asia Cup 2025 clash against India. Farhan created history against Jasprit Bumrah during his 40-run knock.
Pakistan opener Saim Ayub departed for a golden duck in the marquee clash against India in the ongoing Asia Cup. Hardik Pandya got the better of him in the first over of the game. Pakistan soon lost the wicket of Mohammad Haris itself.
India and the UAE will begin their Asia Cup campaign today at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Both teams have met in the shortest format only once, in 2016, and only two Indian players from that squad are participating in the continental event this year.
Jasprit Bumrah has been carefully managed, keeping in mind the crucial tournaments and series coming up. Bumrah has been named in India's squad for the Asia Cup 2025 as India build for their title defence of the T20 World Cup 2026.
India will begin their Asia Cup campaign on September 10 against UAE. Notably, Jasprit Bumrah will play his first match under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav. It also needs to be seen if the pacer features in all the matches or his workload will be managed.
Former England cricketer Monty Panesar recently came forward and talked about star India batter Shreyas Iyer's exclusion from India's Asia Cup 2025 squad. He also heaped praise on pacer Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the tournament.
Shaheen Afridi surpassed Jasprit Bumrah in the T20 record list, clinching 314 wickets in 225 games. Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 39 runs in the tri-series opener. Skipper Salman Agha scored an unbeaten 53, while Haris Rauf starred with four wickets in Sharjah.
With the Asia Cup 2025 being played in the T20I format of cricket, and all set to kick off on September 9, let us have a look at the top five players with the most maiden overs bowled in T20I cricket.
India have announced a strong 15-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup with Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill as captain and vice-captain, respectively. However, a major issue persists in the squad and it remains to be seen if the management will take the risk of playing only seven batters.
The BCCI announced a 15-man squad for the Asia Cup, while dropping a few surprises. Shubman Gill, the Test captain, was named the vice-captain of the T20 side, while Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal were not picked despite scoring 604 and 559 runs respectively.
Jasprit Bumrah was criticised by many former India cricketers and experts for playing only three Test matches in the five-match series against England. Many felt he should've played the final Test match with the series on the line.
England pacer Tymal Mills was in agony as he fell flat to the ground, seeing the ball hit by Graham Clark flying over the boundary for the Northern Superchargers. However, Mills's couple of wickets did help him leapfrog a certain Jasprit Bumrah in an elite T20 list.
Jasprit Bumrah's workload has been a major focus point of the Indian team management and selectors. Bumrah is likely to feature in the Asia Cup 2025, with the tournament acting as a key preparatory event for the T20 World Cup 2026.
India Test captain Shubman Gill's jersey was sold for the highest price at the charity auction in England. Apart from him, even the likes of Joe Root, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja's jerseys drew massive bids. Know full details here
Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been, for no fault of his, at the receiving end of negative comments after the visitors won the Oval Test without him to level the five-match series against England. In Bumrah's absence, Mohammed Siraj stood up to the task with the ball.