Jasprit Bumrah is an Indian cricketer with the most unique yet extraordinary bowling action. Bumrah is a key asset for the Indian team as well as IPL franchise, Mumbai Indians. Throughout the years, Bumrah has also constantly featured in the ICC top bowlers’ rankings.
Popularly called “Boom Boom”, Jasprit Bumrah is known for his toe crushing yorkers and vital breakthroughs. At a very young age, Bumrah is being recognized as one of the finest pacers of the generation.
Jasprit Bumrah Personal Profile
- Date of Birth: 6th December, 1993
- Height: 175 cm
- Birthplace: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Hometown: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Education: Nirman High School, Ahmedabad
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse: Sanjana Ganesan
- Nationality: Indian
- Batting style: Right handed batter
- Bowling style: Right Arm Fast Medium
- Jersey number: 93
- Favorite ball: Yorker
Jasprit Bumrah Family
- Father: Late Jasbirsingh Bumrah
- Mother: Daljit Kaur Bumrah
- Sister: Juhika Bumrah
- Wife: Sanjana Ganesan
Jasprit was only five years old when his father died. He was raised by his mother, who worked as a school teacher.
Jasprit Bumrah married his girlfriend and sports presenter Sanjana Ganesan in March 2021. Their relationship was quite private. Their marriage was a surprise to all fans out there.
Sanjana Ganesan is currently working with JioCinema. She has also worked with Star Sports and IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.
Cricket Career
Bumrah represents Gujarat in the domestic circuit. In 58 first class matches, Bumrah has 220 wickets to his name. In an interview with Indian keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Sky Sports, Jasprit recalls being scouted by John Wright, who was working with MI. Wright attended a domestic fixture of Gujarat to watch out for MI’s signing Akshar Patel. Surprisingly, Wright attended another match, this time to keep an eye on Bumrah. Soon, Jasprit Bumrah received a call from Mumbai Indians and joined the side for Pepsi IPL 2013. He impressed everyone on his debut as he picked up a three wicket haul. Bumrah’s first 3 IPL seasons weren’t up to the mark as he lacked opportunities.
|
BOWLING |
Matches |
Wickets |
Economy |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2013 |
2 |
3 |
10.00 |
|
2014 |
11 |
5 |
7.58 |
|
2015 |
4 |
3 |
12.26 |
2016 turned out to be in Bumrah’s favour. Bumrah played his maiden ODI against Australia on 23th January. 3 days later, Bumrah was handed his maiden T20I cap too. He was impressive on both occasions. Bumrah had a huge responsibility on his shoulders in IPL 2016 as Malinga was ruled out. He played all league stage matches in the Vivo IPL 2016 and finished with 15 wickets.
Bumrah played his first ever Asia Cup in 2016. He was surprisingly impressive with 6 wickets in 5 matches, with an economy of only 5.16.
India was knocked out by West Indies in the semi-finals of ICC T20 World Cup 2016. Bumrah had only 4 wickets before that match. He was smacked for 42 runs at his IPL home venue, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Final was a match to forget for the pacer. Bumrah scalped a wicket off no-ball and everyone paid the price for it.
Bumrah did not disappoint his fans in the Indian Premier League. Bumrah has recorded 15 or more wickets in every season since 2016.
|
BOWLING |
Matches |
Wickets |
Economy |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2016 |
14 |
15 |
7.80 |
|
2017 |
16 |
20 |
7.39 |
|
2018 |
14 |
17 |
6.88 |
|
2019 |
16 |
19 |
6.63 |
|
2020 |
15 |
27 |
6.73 |
|
2021 |
14 |
21 |
7.45 |
|
2022 |
14 |
15 |
7.18 |
Bumrah featured in another edition of Asia Cup in 2018. In 4 matches, Bumrah grabbed 8 wickets with an astonishing economy of 3.67 only.
Jasprit Bumrah played his maiden Test in 2018 against the Proteas. He picked up a five wicket haul and went on to do the same against Australia and England in the same calendar year.
In ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Bumrah shut all the critics out there. Bumrah scalped 18 wickets in 9 matches contributing to the team’s semi-final run. Bumrah won his fifth IPL title with Mumbai Indians in 2020. He finished as the second highest wicket taker of the edition. In 2021, he was once again MI’s highest wicket taker with 21 wickets. Bumrah had a huge challenge and responsibility for the two T20 World Cups. Bumrah managed only 7 wickets off 5 matches in the 2021 edition. Unfortunately, he was ruled out of the Australian edition in 2022 due to a long term injury.
Jasprit Bumrah registered his first ever five wicket haul in IPL 2022 vs KKR. Bumrah conceded only 15 runs in that spell. Though it was MI worst season in rankings, Bumrah finished with 15 wickets. In the India tour of England, Bumrah registered figures of 6/19 in the first ODI.
Apart from that, Bumrah missed out on key events like Asia Cup 2022, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2022, IPL 2023 and World Test Championship Final.
After Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah also has been a part of MI’s all title winning campaigns. Bumrah has teamed up with some of the most ferocious pacers in the Mumbai Indians side. He shared an amazing bond with Sri Lankan veteran Lasith Malinga both on and off the field. In his IPL career, Bumrah has played with the likes of Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mustafizur Rahman, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult etc.
Batting Statistics
|
BATTING |
Matches |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Test |
30 |
212 |
7.3 |
46.6 |
|
ODI |
72 |
47 |
6.7 |
50.5 |
|
T20I |
60 |
8 |
4.0 |
61.5 |
|
IPL |
120 |
56 |
8.0 |
84.8 |
Bowling Statistics
|
BOWLING |
Matches |
Wickets |
Economy |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Test |
30 |
128 |
2.69 |
22.0 |
|
ODI |
72 |
121 |
4.63 |
24.3 |
|
T20I |
60 |
70 |
6.62 |
20.2 |
|
IPL |
120 |
145 |
7.39 |
23.3 |
Jasprit Bumrah Records
- Only the third Indian to take a test hat-trick.
- Second highest wicket taker for Mumbai Indians.
- Highest runs by a batter in a single over of a Test match(35 runs).
- Second most maidens in a T20I innings (2 maiden overs).
- Second fastest Indian to reach 100 wickets in ODIs.
Jasprit Bumrah Awards
- Dilip Sardesai Award for highest Test wickets in 2018-19.
- Polly Umrigar Award
- Featured in ICC’s World XI 2018 (Tests)
- Featured in ICC’s World XI 2018 (ODI)
Jasprit Bumrah Net Worth and Brand Endorsements
Jasprit Bumrah’s estimated to be around 60 Crore INR.
Following are Bumrah’s brand endorsements:
- Dream 11
- Thums Up
- Brand Ambassador of Performax Activewear
- Brand Ambassador of Reliance Retail
- boAT
- ASICS
- Seagram’s Royal Stag
Jasprit Bumrah’s Collections
- Car collection consisting of Mercedes Benz, Range Rover, Hyundai Verna, Nissan, Toyota Etios,
- Luxury apartment in Mumbai
- Mansion in Ahmedabad
Some Unknown Facts about Jasprit Bumrah
- Jasprit Bumrah’s first and hundredth IPL wicket is of Virat Kohli.
- Bumrah played one Test as a captain in 2022 against England.
- He wished to settle in Canada.
- His maiden Test wicket was of AB de Villiers.
- Lasith Malinga helped Bumrah a lot while playing for Mumbai Indians.
Cricketers’ Statements on Jasprit Bumrah
- “I feel Bumrah is one of the best death bowlers in the world”. – Trent Boult
- “Jasprit Bumrah is the best all format cricketer in the world”. – Darren Gough
- “I’ve been of the opinion for a while now that Bumrah is the best bowler across formats”. – Nasser Hussain
- “Jasprit Bumrah is that rare beast of international cricket – a fast-bowling captain”. – David Lloyd.
- “Jasprit Bumrah has the best and the most effective yorker among fast bowlers playing international cricket right now”. – Wasim Akram
- “Jasprit Bumrah is the number one bowler in MI and World cricket”. – Lasith Malinga.
- “I think he’s (Bumrah) is the most complete bowler in World cricket now”. – Virat Kohli.
- “Jasprit Bumrah in death overs is a huge relief”. – MS Dhoni.
FAQs about Jasprit Bumrah
Q. Who is Jasprit Bumrah’s favorite cricketer?
Ans: Jasprit Bumrah has mentioned Mitchell Johnson as his favorite cricketer.
Q. Who is Jasprit Bumrah’s favorite football star?
Ans: Jasprit Bumrah is a die-hard fan of Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Q. What is Jasprit Bumrah’s favorite food?
Ans: Jasprit Bumrah loves ‘Dhokla’.
Q. Who is Jasprit Bumrah’s favorite actor?
Ans: Amitabh Bachchan is Bumrah’s favorite actor.
Q. Who is Jasprit Bumrah’s favorite actress?
Ans: Deepika Padukone is his favorite actress.
Q. Which is Jasprit Bumrah’s favorite football club?
Ans: Manchester United is Bumrah’s favorite football club.
Q. What is Jasprit Bumrah’s nickname?
Ans: Jasprit Bumrah’s popular nicknames are “Boom Boom” and “Jassi”.
Q. What is Jasprit Bumrah’s zodiac sign?
Ans: Jasprit Bumrah was born on 6th December, 1993. Hence, his zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
