With an awkward action, Jasprit Bumrah never fails to deceive the best of batsmen. Within no time, he has become the captain's first-choice opening and death bowler across all the three formats. Representing Gujarat in the domestic cricket, Bumrah bowls for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It won't be unfair to credit Sri Lanka's veteran speedster Lasith Malinga for Bumrah's success in international cricket. Having played together for Mumbai in the IPL, Bumrah has learnt a lot from the million-dollar arm-pacer, who has an equally odd bowling action. He first played for India in an ODI match on January 23, 2016, at Sydney. His T20I debut too came soon after as he took the field against the same opponents at Adelaide on January 26, 2016. The Ahmedabad-born fast bowler had to wait for two years before debuting in the longest format of cricket. Bumrah's Test debut came in January 2018 at Cape Town.
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Bumrah was rested for the second Test at Chepauk, which India won by 317 runs to level the four-match series 1-1.
India made three changes to the side that lost the first Test against England in Chennai.
Jasprit Bumrah unleashed a toe-crushing yorker to Ben Stokes in the opening session of Day 2 in the first Test in Chennai.
Opting to bat, England ended day one at a promising 263 for three with Root scoring a fine century in his 100th Test.
Bumrah, who had played all his previous 17 Test matches overseas and taken 79 wickets, called his home Test debut interesting.
Jasprit Bumrah appeared in the first home Test of his career during the match against England in Chennai.
After 17 Test appearances since his debut, on January 5, 2018, all of which were away from home, Bumrah on Friday will make his home Test debut, a record in itself.
On Saturday, the BCCI posted a video where India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah could be seen imitating former India spinner Anil Kumble's bowling action.
Known for his pinpoint accuracy and toe-crushing yorkers, Bumrah came up with 'never-seen-before' action while gearing up for the first Test against England.
Malinga featured in 122 matches in the IPL, all for Mumbai Indians
Even a half-fit Bumrah is unlikely to be risked by the Indian team management as it wants its pace spearhead in the World Test Championship deciding series against England.
As India prepare for fourth and final Brisbane Test with the series tied 1-1, the team resembles a mini-hospital and coach Ravi Shastri and skipper Ajinkya Rahane would be at their wits' end to put together a fit eleven.
Mayank Agarwal -- tipped to be Hanuma Vihari's replacement in the playing XI in Brisbane -- has sustained a knock on the hands and it could be a hairline fracture.
It has been learnt that Bumrah's scan reports showed a strain and the Indian team management does not want him to aggravate the injury.
The Indian pacer clips the bails in frustration while bowling in the second innings as Aussies continue to score at a canter on Day 4.
Jasprit Bumrah remained out of luck as Hanuma Vihari and Rohit Sharma dropped regulation catches off his bowling on Day 4 of Sydney Test.
India's stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane reported it to on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson before Siraj was spotted talking to members of Cricket Australia.
Indian players Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah have been targeted with racial abuse at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Navdeep Saini is making his Test debut against Australia in Sydney, and received his maiden cap from Jasprit Bumrah.
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