The veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma was in a conversation with the fiery Indian pacer, Jasprit Bumrah on Instagram live where the latter revealed that he gets inspiration from the Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Bumrah said he loves the way Ibrahimovic rose from the ashes to become one of the best in the business.
On Wednesday, while talking to Rohit, Jasprit said, “I love Ibra. I can relate to his story that people did not take him seriously and then he became a star. I can relate as I think people took me lightly initially and then I proved them wrong, I am still trying.”
With an abnormal, unorthodox bowling action combined with a fierce pace and a short run-up, Bumrah has left cricket pundits and fans all over the world bewildered. His action was earlier criticized and now its uniqueness making the fans to try and copy it. Mumbai Indians teammates Rohit and Bumrah also spoke about Lasith Malinga.
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Talking about the fast bowler, Bumrahs aid, “The communication was difficult initially. He taught me the mindset when he gets hit, he smiles. I used to get annoyed at the beginning but he explained there is no point getting angry.”
Mumbai Indians skipper then said that he is really looking forward to IPL and excited to have a conversation with the new players they had bought in the auction.
Rohit explained, “We were excited with the team this time. I was very much looking forward to this year. We had a lethal new-ball bowling combination with you and Trent Boult. And we added Chris Lynn in our batting lineup. We have all our bases covered this year. But it’s ok we can’t control such things.”
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This year’s Indian Premier League is one of the many sporting events worldwide to be postponed including the Tokyo Olympics, which has been delayed until next year. For now, the start of the IPL has been put back from March 29 until April 15 “as a precautionary measure” over the coronavirus, the BCCI said.
