{"id":148335,"date":"2024-10-06T04:11:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T04:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/06\/jasprit-bumrah-a-generational-talent-born-to-redefine-greatness\/"},"modified":"2024-10-06T04:11:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T04:11:12","slug":"jasprit-bumrah-a-generational-talent-born-to-redefine-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/06\/jasprit-bumrah-a-generational-talent-born-to-redefine-greatness\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasprit Bumrah: A generational talent born to redefine greatness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/10\/sports-big-story-eng-1728175427.jpg?fit=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jasprit Bumrah: A generational talent born to redefine greatness\" title=\"Jasprit Bumrah: A generational talent born to redefine greatness\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span> Jasprit Bumrah&#8217;s stocks are at an all-time high.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">India is a country where cricket runs in the veins of its people. Introduced by the Britishers during the colonial era, India&#8217;s love affair with cricket continued to blossom even after the end of the British regime.  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>Cricket had to compete with India&#8217;s national sport for eyeballs for the larger part of the 20th century. But the historic 1983 World Cup campaign catapulted cricket to such realms of adoration that no sport in the country has reached since then.<\/p>\n<p>Cricket captivated the minds of the elite as well as the commoners alike in India and batters found themselves at the heart of this captivation. Gundappa Viswanath, Sunil Gavaskar, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/sachin-tendulkar\" rel=\"noopener\">Sachin Tendulkar<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" rel=\"noopener\">Virat Kohli<\/a> &#8211; every generation of cricket aficionados in India has had a batter to worship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, before anyone could realise it, cricket fans in India became obsessed with batters and dismissed bowlers from their presence.<\/p>\n<p>The adulation of these batters is justified as they have earned it over the years through match-defining performances but the lack of it for the bowlers is difficult to comprehend. Bowlers in India have been trying to capture the hearts of fans in the same way as any other athlete playing a sport other than cricket &#8211; with little success.<\/p>\n<p>The great Kapil Dev makes for an intriguing case study. The Haryana Hurricane is one of the most celebrated cricketers in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the great allrounder that he was in his playing days, people rarely talked about his scorching spells as much as they drooled over his 175* which came against Zimbabwe during the 1983 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Quite akin to Kapil, India was fortunate to have one of the greatest leg-spinners of all time &#8211; Anil Kumble. Despite being India&#8217;s most successful Test bowler, Kumble never enjoyed the fandom as some of his contemporaries did.\u00a0Even today his teammates like Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman among others have more followers than him on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>While the dominance of batters over bowlers in India baffles, there is one player who looks poised to snap the age-old tradition &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/jasprit-bumrah\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s try to dissect what makes Jasprit Bumrah a generational talent on course to reset the yardsticks used to define greatness.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/10\/gfx-eng-1-1-1728175323.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - A glance at Jasprit Bumrah's record across formats for India.\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - A glance at Jasprit Bumrah's record across formats for India.\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>A glance at Jasprit Bumrah&#8217;s record across formats for India.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Man who broke India&#8217;s World Cup hoodoo<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>India, like many other previous editions, went into the ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean as one of the favourites. However, despite the favourites tag, there was an air of doubt surrounding the team as it progressed towards the silverware. Why so?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>India had not won a World Cup since the 2011 50-over edition and were chasing an ICC title since their ICC Champions Trophy 2013 triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple knockout finishes had plagued Team India and therefore a sense of doubt had crept into the minds of the Indian fans. While the odds were stacked against India, Bumrah raised his hand and played a monumental role in helping the team end the drought.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/10\/gfx-eng-2-1728175518.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - Jasprit Bumrah at ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - Jasprit Bumrah at ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>Jasprit Bumrah at ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old snared 15 wickets in eight games during the marquee event and was adjudged the Player of the Tournament. Interestingly, Bumrah finished as the third-leading wicket-taker in the tournament but was still bestowed with the honour.<\/p>\n<p>The reason was apparent. He recorded the best bowling average (8.26) and the best economy rate (4.17) among bowlers with more than ten wickets in the tournament and more importantly, helped the team seize the clutch moments.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>When the going gets tough Bumrah gets going<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The relationship between the premier wicket-taker and the captain of a team is a unique one. Former India pacer RP Singh mentioned\u00a0how easier the life of a captain becomes on the field when he\u00a0has an asset like Bumrah at his disposal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When people will revisit Bumrah&#8217;s spells a couple of decades later,\u00a0they will realise what a great bowler he was. I think he is one of the best of his generation,&#8221; said RP Singh in an exclusive chat with India TV.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Opening partnerships lay the foundation stone for\u00a0a big total and bowlers like Bumrah never let those partnerships come to fruition which is why they are the go-to option for a captain,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/10\/gfx-eng-4-1728177991.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - Jasprit Bumrah's record for India at World Cups.\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - Jasprit Bumrah's record for India at World Cups.\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>Jasprit Bumrah&#8217;s record for India at World Cups.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>There are innumerable instances when Bumrah has stepped up and won seemingly unwinnable games for India. The latest that comes to mind was when India found themselves in peril while defending 119 vs Pakistan in the T20 World Cup match in New York in June.<\/p>\n<p>With seven wickets in hand, Pakistan needed 40 off 36 balls and had Mohammad Rizwan, who was well set on 31. Cognizant that the game was almost out of grasp, skipper <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" rel=\"noopener\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> tasked Bumrah to turn the tide in India&#8217;s favour and he didn&#8217;t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>Bumrah outfoxed Rizwan with a well-disguised off-cutter which cannoned into his woodwork. The Indian speed merchant didn&#8217;t stop there and removed Iftikhar Ahmed too to finish with mind-blowing figures of 3\/14. India won the game by six runs and Bumrah added yet another Player of the Match award to his trophy cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>Another occasion when Bumrah helped India snatch victory from the jaws of defeat came in a T20I game against England in Nagpur on January 29, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Defending just seven off the last over, Bumrah took the Mickey out of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/joe-root\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Root<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/moeen-ali\" rel=\"noopener\">Moeen Ali<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/jos-buttler\" rel=\"noopener\">Jos Buttler<\/a> as he conceded just two runs and England couldn&#8217;t fathom what had struck them.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>A quiver full of unanswerable arrows<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>While it is evident that Bumrah is every captain&#8217;s knight in shining armour. But why Bumrah? Why not anybody else?<\/p>\n<p>The answer lies in Bumrah&#8217;s repertoire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>A blazing bouncer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Bumrah may not be the fastest pacer on the international scene, he has a bouncer lethal enough to knock the living daylights out of a batter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A searing yorker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The yorker has to be that one delivery which Bumrah has perfected over the years, especially during his time as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/lasith-malinga\" rel=\"noopener\">Lasith Malinga<\/a>&#8216;s understudy. There are very few pacers in world cricket who can match the precision at which Bumrah dishes out his yorkers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An indiscernible off-cutter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Bumrah always had an off-cutter in his arsenal, he now has technical expertise on it. His off-cutters are akin to those stealth aircrafts which deceive enemy radar and inflict carnage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Control on swing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bumrah had the innate ability to bring the ball back into right-handers (or to take it away from a southpaw). But when he developed the skill to take it away from the right-handers or bring it back into the lefties, the world became his oyster.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/10\/gfx-eng-5-1728178098.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - Japrit Bumrah is cut from a different cloth.\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - Japrit Bumrah is cut from a different cloth.\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>Japrit Bumrah is cut from a different cloth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Epitome of resilience<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Once French football legend, Raphael Varane famously said, &#8220;Unfortunately, injuries are part of the game and you have to adapt, keep faith, trust and never give up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bumrah&#8217;s unavailability for the ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2022 had led to an emotional outburst across social media platforms. Fans were quick to realise that it was a telling blow to India&#8217;s chances and that&#8217;s what it turned out to be.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was not the first time India had to do without the services of Bumrah.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have been a constant throughout Bumrah&#8217;s career. Here&#8217;s a timeline that suggests how indefatigable Bumrah has had to be in the face of adversity.<\/p>\n<p>Injury: Fractured left thumb<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nWhen: India&#8217;s tour of Ireland &amp; England 2018 (June to September)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTime spent on the sidelines: Three weeks<\/p>\n<p>Injury: Lower back stress fracture\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWhen: September 2019<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTime spent on the sidelines: Three months<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/10\/gfx-eng-3-1728177850.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - How has Jasprit Bumrah fared in international cricket since his comeback after a long injury layoff?\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - How has Jasprit Bumrah fared in international cricket since his comeback after a long injury layoff?\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>How has Jasprit Bumrah fared in international cricket since his comeback after a long injury layoff?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Injury: Abdominal strain<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWhen: India&#8217;s tour of Australia 2020-21 (January)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTime spent on the sidelines: Little over two weeks<\/p>\n<p>Injury: Back\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWhen: September 2022<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTime spent on the sidelines: Nine months\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The timeline mentioned above clearly indicates that Bumrah met with numerous setbacks but never allowed them to restrain himself and made a roaring comeback to the international circuit.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Attaining the unattained<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>February 7, 2024, witnessed a watershed moment in India&#8217;s cricketing journey.\u00a0 It was the day when Bumrah dethroned Ravichandran Ashwin to become No. 1 in the ICC Test bowling rankings &#8211; the first Indian pacer to achieve the milestone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/resize\/newbucket\/715_-\/2024\/10\/gfx-eng-6-1728178100.jpg\" title=\"India Tv - The finest Indian pacers of all time.\" rel=\"index,follow\" alt=\"India Tv - The finest Indian pacers of all time.\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artbigimg\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : INDIA TV<\/span>The finest Indian pacers of all time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Before Bumrah the previous best ranking achieved by an Indian pacer was number two on the retrospective Test bowlers&#8217; table and it belonged to Kapil.<\/p>\n<p>Though Ashwin overtook Bumrah soon, the latest change in the ICC Test bowling rankings has witnessed Bumrah return to the top.<\/p>\n<p>While ICC rankings can be as fickle as weather patterns influenced by La Ni\u00f1a and El Ni\u00f1o these days, the impression left by Bumrah on the minds of kids is indelible and bound to withstand the test of time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async>\nfunction loadFacebookScript(){\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '529056027274737');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n}\nwindow.addEventListener('load', (event) => {\n\tsetTimeout(function(){\n        loadFacebookScript();\n\t}, 5000);\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/sports\/cricket\/jasprit-bumrah-a-generational-talent-born-to-redefine-greatness-2024-10-06-955672\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Source : INDIA TV Jasprit Bumrah&#8217;s stocks are at an all-time high. 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