1. Jasprit Bumrah is the vice-captain of India in the Test format and has captained India in Tests and T20Is.
91 Facts About Jasprit Bumrah
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Jasprit Bumrah was a crucial member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he was named the Player of the Tournament for taking 15 wickets with an average economy of 4.17.
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Jasprit Bumrah is the first bowler to have achieved the number one ranking in the ICC men's player rankings in all three formats of the game.
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Jasprit Bumrah holds the record of scoring the highest number of runs in an over in Test cricket.
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Jasprit Bumrah was signed by the Mumbai Indians for the 2013 season of IPL.
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Jasprit Bumrah is the second-highest wicket-taker for MI, behind Lasith Malinga, with 165 wickets in 133 matches.
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Jasprit Bumrah made his international debut in January 2016 during India's tour of Australia, where he emerged as the highest wicket-taker of the T20 series.
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Jasprit Bumrah made his Test debut in 2018 against South Africa.
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Jasprit Bumrah was named in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year in 2018 and 2024, in the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year in 2017 and 2018, and in the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year in 2024.
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Jasprit Bumrah was named in the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2022.
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Notably, Jasprit Bumrah achieved a milestone in 2024 by surpassing Ravichandran Ashwin's highest ICC Test bowling rating for an Indian bowler.
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Jasprit Bumrah concluded the year as the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket, with 71 wickets, and reached a career-high rating of 908 points, placing him joint-16th on the all-time list.
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Jasprit Bumrah's performances, including a nine-wicket haul in the Melbourne Test in December 2024, secured his position as the top-ranked bowler in the ICC Men's Test Rankings, and was awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy and the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year in the 2024 ICC Awards.
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Jasprit Bumrah was born on 6 December 1993 into a Sikh Punjabi family in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
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Jasprit Bumrah's father passed away when Bumrah was 5 years old due to hepatitis B Jasprit Bumrah's mother raised him and his sister Juhika in a middle-class environment in Ahmedabad.
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Jasprit Bumrah attended Nirman High School in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, where his mother worked as the vice principal.
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In 2010, Jasprit Bumrah appeared at the Gujarat Cricket Association's Under-19 district selection trials.
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Gujarat won the trophy, with Jasprit Bumrah taking a five-wicket haul in the final against Delhi.
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Jasprit Bumrah has the best and the most effective yorker among fast bowlers playing international cricket now.
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India won the T20I series and Jasprit Bumrah was the highest wicket-taker on either side with six wickets.
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Jasprit Bumrah was named in India's 15-man squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
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Jasprit Bumrah took a wicket in every single match of the tournament except against Bangladesh.
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India lost the match, and Jasprit Bumrah finished the tournament with four wickets at an average of 38.25 and an economy rate of 7.65.
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In India's tour of Zimbabwe in 2016, during the first match of the ODI series, Jasprit Bumrah, who was playing his second ODI game, took 4 wickets for 28 runs.
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Jasprit Bumrah was the highest wicket-taker of the series with 9 wickets, including another four-wicket haul in the third match.
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In October 2016, when New Zealand toured India, Jasprit Bumrah took six wickets in the ODI series at an average of 22.00.
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India lost the final against Pakistan, and Jasprit Bumrah finished the tournament as the second leading wicket-taker for India, after Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
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In November 2017, Jasprit Bumrah was named in India's Test squad for their series against South Africa.
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Jasprit Bumrah made his Test debut for India against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town on 5 January 2018.
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Jasprit Bumrah was the second highest wicket-taker for India behind teammate Mohammed Shami.
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Jasprit Bumrah concluded the year with 48 wickets, setting a record for an Indian bowler in his debut year in Test cricket.
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Jasprit Bumrah finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for India and the fifth highest overall, with eighteen dismissals in nine matches.
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Jasprit Bumrah was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by the ICC and ESPNcricinfo.
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In September 2019, Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of South Africa's tour of India due to a stress fracture of the lower back.
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At Sydney, Jasprit Bumrah faced racist abuse from the crowd, prompting India to file a formal complaint at the end of day three.
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Jasprit Bumrah was the fifth highest wicket-taker of the series with 11 wickets.
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Jasprit Bumrah played his maiden Test match in India in the M A Chidambaram Stadium against England in February 2021 after playing 17 Tests overseas.
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Jasprit Bumrah was part of the Indian team that played the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final against New Zealand.
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Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless in the match, which India lost by 8 wickets.
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Jasprit Bumrah was the player of the series along with England's Joe Root.
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Jasprit Bumrah scored 29 runs in an over bowled by Stuart Broad, beating the 18-year-old Test record set by Brian Lara.
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In September 2021, Jasprit Bumrah was named in India's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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Jasprit Bumrah was one of only four fast bowlers in the main squad, alongside Mohammed Shami, the white-ball specialist, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and the bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur.
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In February 2022, Jasprit Bumrah was named vice-captain of India for the T20I and Test series against Sri Lanka as the regular vice-captain, KL Rahul, was unavailable.
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Jasprit Bumrah took his maiden Test five-wicket haul in India during the second match of the series.
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In July 2022, Jasprit Bumrah regained the number one spot in the ICC Men's ODI player rankings, overtaking New Zealand's Trent Boult.
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Jasprit Bumrah missed the 2022 Asia Cup in August due to a back injury; he missed the 2022 T20 World Cup in October.
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Jasprit Bumrah featured in two of the three T20Is against Australia but was pulled out on the eve of the South Africa series, India's last before the 2022 T20 World Cup, after he complained of back pain.
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In January 2023, Jasprit Bumrah missed the home series against Sri Lanka due to his back injury.
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Jasprit Bumrah missed the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final against Australia in June 2023.
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On 21 August 2023, Jasprit Bumrah was named in India's squad for the 2023 Asia Cup.
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Jasprit Bumrah played his first match in the tournament against Pakistan, scoring 16 runs off 14 balls, but the match was abandoned due to rain.
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Jasprit Bumrah was replaced by Mohammed Shami for the match against Nepal because he flew back to Mumbai for personal reasons.
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Jasprit Bumrah played four matches and took four wickets, averaging 17.75 with an economy rate of 4.17 runs per over.
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In September 2023, Jasprit Bumrah was named in India's 15-man squad for 2023 Cricket World Cup.
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India lost the final, and Jasprit Bumrah finished as the fourth leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 20 wickets.
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On 3 February 2024, during England's tour of India, in the second match of the series, Jasprit Bumrah became the joint third-fastest Indian bowler and the fastest Indian pacer to take 150 wickets in Test cricket.
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Jasprit Bumrah took 6 wickets for 45 runs, his third-best bowling figure in Tests, and was awarded the Player of the Match award.
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Jasprit Bumrah became the first Indian fast bowler to reach the number one ranking in the ICC Test player rankings and the first bowler to achieve the number one ranking in all three formats of the game.
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Jasprit Bumrah took 19 wickets in four matches and emerged as the third-highest wicket-taker of the series, behind Ravichandran Ashwin of India and Tom Hartley of England.
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In June 2024, Jasprit Bumrah was part of India's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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Jasprit Bumrah finished the tournament with 15 wickets at an economy rate of 4.17 runs per over, making him the second-highest wicket-taker for the team.
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Jasprit Bumrah was named the player of the tournament following India's win in the final against South Africa.
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In September 2024, Jasprit Bumrah achieved the milestone of 400 international wickets during the first Test match between India and Bangladesh.
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In December 2024, Jasprit Bumrah became the number 1 bowler in the ICC player rankings with 904 points, equalling the career-best rating of Ravichandran Ashwin.
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Jasprit Bumrah gave best ever bowling performance by an overseas pacer in Australia by picking 32 wickets.
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Jasprit Bumrah has played for the Mumbai Indians since 2013 IPL and helped the team win the title five times in 2013,2015,2017,2019, and 2020.
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Jasprit Bumrah has taken 165 wickets in 133 matches in the IPL, with an average of 22.51 and an economy rate of 7.30, making him the second-highest wicket-taker for the team after Lasith Malinga.
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Jasprit Bumrah has two five and four-wicket hauls in the league.
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Jasprit Bumrah was then benched for the remainder of the season and only played in the match against the Delhi Daredevils, where he did not take a wicket.
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Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless in his first two matches of the 2014 season.
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Jasprit Bumrah played in 11 of Mumbai's 15 matches and finished as the team's fifth leading wicket-taker of the season, securing five wickets at an economy rate of 7.58 and an average of 60.20.
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Jasprit Bumrah played in only four of MI's sixteen matches and took three wickets at an economy rate of 12.26.
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Jasprit Bumrah defended 12 runs in a super over in a match against the Gujarat Lions at Rajkot.
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Jasprit Bumrah took 17 wickets in the season, making him the second leading wicket-taker for Mumbai, behind Hardik Pandya.
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Jasprit Bumrah finished the season as the leading wicket-taker for the Mumbai Indians, taking 19 wickets in 16 matches at an average of 21.52 and an economy rate of 6.63 runs per over.
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Jasprit Bumrah was the leading wicket-taker for his team in the 2021 season with 21 wickets in 14 matches and was the third-highest wicket-taker of the season.
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On 19 September 2021, in the match against CSK, Jasprit Bumrah played in his 100th IPL match.
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Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the 2023 season of the IPL due to a back injury.
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Jasprit Bumrah took his 150th IPL wicket, dismissing Abhishek Porel, during the 2024 season in the match against DC.
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Jasprit Bumrah ended the season with a total of 20 wickets, making him the third-highest wicket-taker of the tournament.
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Jasprit Bumrah gained prominence with his unorthodox action and hyperextended elbows.
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Jasprit Bumrah's run-up is short, the first part of which consists of small, stuttering strides.
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Jasprit Bumrah has an anomalous, stiff-armed action yet generates high pace, and his unusual point of release makes it difficult for batters to read his bowling.
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Jasprit Bumrah's bowling is not textbook by any means, but it works.
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Jasprit Bumrah has the highest average pace among bowlers who hit the good line and length at least as frequently.
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Jasprit Bumrah has earned a reputation for his late-swinging yorker, which he says he learned by practising with a tennis ball.
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Jasprit Bumrah has grown into an asset for the Indian team in the limited-overs format.
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On 15 March 2021, Jasprit Bumrah married model and presenter Sanjana Ganesan in Goa.
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Jasprit Bumrah has received praise from numerous former cricketers, analysts, commentators, current players, and fans for his exceptional fast bowling skills, accuracy, and performance.
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Jasprit Bumrah was conferred with The Times of India TOISA Cricketer of the Year award in 2021.