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Amid great run, Jasprit Bumrah

reveals his back-up plan to play

for Canada in early days

In his 187 games across all formats, the 30-year-old has claimed

382 wickets for India so far

OUR BUREAU for better opportunities, even before
he gained a reputation as one of the
Mumbai/Jaipur
most prominent pacers of his era.
ollowing his side’s win over Currently, the star Mumbai Indi-
Royal Challengers Bengaluru ans (MI) pacer Bumrah is gearing up
F(RCB) in their Indian Pre- for the clash against Royal Challeng-
mier League (IPL) match, Mumbai ers Bengaluru (RCB) in their Indian
Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pan- Premier League (IPL) 2024 match
dya lauded Jasprit Bumrah for his at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on
five-wicket haul, saying that he is Thursday.
blessed to have the pacer in his team. Bumrah came into the Indian
Fiery half-centuries by Ishan cricket scene at a moment when fast
Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav and bowling was starting to play a bigger
a five-wicket haul by Jasprit Bumrah role in the game. Bumrah became
helped the Mumbai Indians (MI) into that revolution’s poster boy of
seal a comprehensive seven-wicket pace. The opposition batters were
win against Royal Challengers Ben- unable to interpret Bumrah’s distinc-
galuru (RCB) in the ongoing Indian tive action in Tests, T20s, or ODIs.
Premier League (IPL) at Wankhede In an interview with his wife,
Stadium on Thursday. Sanjana Ganesan on Jio Cinema,
In the post-match presentation, Bumrah humorously disclosed that if
Pandya said, “Always good to win. the scheme had eventually succeed-
The way we have won - it is quite ed, he might have attempted to play
impressive. The impact player has for the Canadian cricket team, if the
given the opportunity to use an extra plan had ultimately worked out.
bowler if we require. It gives me a During an interview, Bumrah
cushion as well. The way Ro (Rohit) and his spouse had a discussion in
and (Ishan) Kishan batted, giving which the fast bowler divulged nu-
the platform, it was important for us merous secrets regarding his per-
to finish it early. sonal and cricketing life Among the
We did not speak about it. That various subjects, there was some
is the beauty of this team, players discussion on the now-gone possi-
know what to do. I am blessed to bility of Bumrah relocating to Can-
have Bumrah in my side. He does it ada. Bumrah and his family thought
over and over again. He practices a Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma embraces teammate Jasprit Bumrah on his 5-wicket haul of moving to Canada as a “backup”
lot. The amount of experience and against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Mumbai on Thursday (ANI) plan for his profession.
confidence he has is tremendous. “We have had these conver-
Whatever the situation requires - “GLAD IT WORKED HERE”: sations before. Every boy wants to
last game I had to take some time, After this win, MI is seventh make it big and play cricket. Every
and this game’s scenario was differ- spot with two wins and three losses. BUMRAH street has 25 players who want to play
ent.” They have four points. RCB is at the ndia’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah for India. You have to have a back-
Bumrah was given the ‘Player of ninth spot, with a win and five losses, disclosed how he had initially up plan. Our relative lives there. I
the Match’ award. giving them just two points. Iwanted to immigrate to Canada Continued on next page... >>

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