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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It was Indian domination as Rohit Sharma claimed ODI cricketer of the year, Pujara claimed Test player of the year whereas Mandhana claimed the International Woman of the year award.
The death-over specialist along with Lasith Malinga dished out a disciplined performance and held their nerves at the death to guide Mumbai home and to clinch a record fourth Indian Premier League title.
Sachin Tendulkar also reserved special mention for Hardik Pandya, who has been instrumental in sending Mumbai into the final.
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The CoA met in the Delhi to discuss the matter in the presence of GM Cricket Operations Saba Karim, who proposed the names of the cricketers.
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Bumrah's spell was the most talked about topic post-match as he gave just eight runs in his last three overs, which helped Mumbai dominate Bangalore.
The talented Rahul was unbeaten on 71 off 57 balls with KXIP reaching the 177-run target in only 18.4 overs.
The spinning all-rounder also backed brother Hardik to continue the form he showed in Bengaluru on Thursday.
While Mumbai Indians have the No.1 ODI bowler, Jasprit Bumrah in the squad, RCB have seemed to have found a 'Bumrah' of their own.
The fourth pacer's slot is also up for grabs and the fast bowler said his focus was purely on the IPL and doing well for SRH.
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The battle between Kohli and Bumrah would be one to watch out for, with both players being at the peak of their powers in recent times.
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