As Jasprit Bumrah celebrates his 29th birthday today, Wishing him a very happy birthday. Once upon a time when I was a kid everybody with whom I played cricket was trying to copy the action of Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath. It was a big task among fellow cricketers to bowl in their action. Nowadays many who play cricket are trying to bowl in Bumrah’s action. His unique action attracted many young cricketers across the globe.
He is one of the leading fast bowlers for India unfortunately couldn’t play in the recently concluded T20 World Cup which was held in Australia. He holds the record for most runs scored in an over in a Test where he scored 35 runs off Stuart Broad.
He is the second-fastest Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in a Test and also one of the three bowlers from India who took a hat-trick in a test match.
In Tests, he has played 30 matches in which he has bowled 58 innings and took 128 wickets. In ODIs, he has played 72 matches and picked up 121 wickets at an economy of 4.64 and in T20Is, he has played 60 matches and picked up 70 wickets at an economy of 6.62.
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