In a very short period of time, the 24-year-old Indian right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah becomes one of the most dependable bowlers in the national team. While he is now one of the most popular international pacers, a Pakistan kid has impressed him by copying his bowling action.
Apart from being a very consistent bowler, Jasprit Bumrah is also famous in the international cricket for his strange bowling action, which is very uncommon in international cricket. Recently, a video has proved that Bumrah is not just only a popular bowler in India, his popularity has spread in Pakistan too.
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Recently, a video has been shared on Twitter that claimed a five-year-old Pakistan kid was intimating Bumrah’s bowling action.
The Twitter handling name Umair Afridi posted that video and wrote, “5 Years Old kid from pak is a big fan of Bumrah.. after watching him in the recently concluded Asia cup every time he tries to bowl like him.@Jaspritbumrah93 @Cricketracker @ZAbbasOfficial @MazherArshad”
5 Years Old kid from pak is a big fan of Bumrah.. after watching him in the recently concluded Asia cup every time he tries to bowl like him.@Jaspritbumrah93 @Cricketracker @ZAbbasOfficial @MazherArshad pic.twitter.com/XJIR7cpRTx
— Umair Afridi (@afridiomair) October 19, 2018
Later, Bumrah watched that video and felt nostalgic.
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The Indian pacer replied, “As a kid, I remember how I used to copy the actions of my cricketing heroes. It’s a wonderful feeling to see kids copying my action today.#childhoodflashbacks #Grateful #nostalgia”
As a kid, I remember how I used to copy the actions of my cricketing heroes. 🏏
It's a wonderful feeling to see kids copying my action today.😃#childhoodflashbacks #Grateful #nostalgia https://t.co/ni4Y22aPMH— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) October 20, 2018
Bumrah is currently the top-ranked ODI bowler. Making his international cricket debut in January 2016, the right-arm pacer has played six Tests, 41 ODIs and 35 T20Is, where he has taken a total of 143 wickets – 28 wickets in Test (average 25.57), 72 wickets in ODI (average 21.77) and 43 wickets in T20I (average 19.93).
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After playing the Asia Cup 2018 in UAE in last month, where Bumrah picked up eight wickets in four games (average 16.00), he was rested in the recently concluded two-match home Test series against Windies. Currently, he has been also rested for the first two games of the five-match home ODI series against Windies.
