File picture of Jasprit Bumrah.© BCCI
The Indian cricket staff travelled to Australia after struggling a 3-0 whitewash by the hands of New Zealand. To make issues worse, common captain Rohit Sharma missed the primary sport as a result of delivery of his second little one. As a blessing in disguise got here up Jasprit Bumrah as stand-in India captain. He not solely led the facet to a 295-run victory over Australia but additionally performed an intrumental position within the win. Bumrah picked 8 wickets within the sport, together with a five-wicket haul, and bagged the Participant of the Match award.
Whereas speaking about his contribution within the first Check towards AUstralia in Perth, former India participant Ashish Nehra stated that the participant would have bagged an enormous sum, had he come at IPL public sale. Nehra is the coach of Gujarat Titans. He gained the Indian Premier League (IPL) title with the facet in 2022 within the position.
Notably, Bumrah was retained because the first-choice by Mumbai Indians for Rs 18 crore forward of IPL 2025 public sale. The appropriate-arm pacer made his IPL debut in 2013 and since then he has at all times been part of the MI franchise. Earlier than each public sale, MI retain the participant and consequently, he has by no means been below the hammer on the bidding warfare.
Whereas Bumrah’s worth in public sale is but to be found, Nehra feels that even a handbag of Rs 520 crore wouldn’t have been sufficient for groups to purchase him.
“As a bowler Jasprit Bumrah has executed this quite a few occasions. Rohit Sharma just isn’t taking part in and also you’re captaining the staff within the first match within the tour. Clearly there needs to be an additional quantity of stress. However the way in which Bumrah dealt with the stress it is extraordinarily praiseworthy,” Ashish Nehra advised Star Sports activities.
“The way in which Bumrah led the staff following the 3-0 whitewash towards New Zealand on house soil it is sensible to witness. You may’t beat Jassi (Jasprit Bumrah). If Bumrah was within the public sale then something would have occurred. Even a handbag of 520 crore would have been not sufficient for the IPL groups,” he additional added.
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