Jasprit Bumrah Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Jasprit Bumrah is a fast bowler who plays for the Indian cricket team in all formats of the game. He is widely known for his unorthodox bowling action and stump-to-stump yorker deliveries. His bowling speed varies between 140-145 kilometers per hour and hence makes him one of India’s fastest bowlers. He plays on domestic as well as international levels for teams like Mumbai Indians and the Gujarat team. Bumrah holds the record of being the first Asian bowler to have taken 5 wickets in a single year during test matches against teams like South Africa, England, and Australia.

Jasprit made his domestic debut in the 2013-14 season for Gujarat against Vidarbha, taking 7 wickets in that match. He got recognition after the 2012-13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and later got selected for IPL at the age of 19. He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and then for Mumbai Indians. Bumrah played a crucial role in his debut match during the T20I series against England where he gave 20 runs in his 4 over spell and took 2 crucial wickets. In the Champions Trophy 2017, he was known for taking a wicket on a no-ball. During the boxing day test of the India-Australia tour 2018, Bumrah on the 3rd day gave his best performance with figures of 6/33 to wrap up Australia’s first innings on 151. He played the 2019 World Cup and took his 100th wicket against Sri Lanka on July 6, 2019, and became the 2nd fastest to do so. In August 2019, he became the 3rd bowler for India who took a hat-trick in a test match against the India-West Indies series. He is believed to have an uncanny talent to pitch the delivery in the blockhole just like his idol Lasith Malinga and has become an asset for team India. He is active on social media with more than 4 million followers on Instagram and more than 2 followers on Twitter.

Sun Sign

Sagittarius

Residence

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Nationality

Manager

Jasprit Bumrah is represented by IMG Reliance Talent Management.

Bowling Style

Right-Arm Fast

Batting Style

Right-Handed

Role

Bowler

Shirt Number

93

Girlfriend / Spouse

Bumrah has dated –

1. (2018) – Bumrah and actress Raashi Khanna were rumored to be dating in 2018. However, soon that rumored was cleared off when she said in an interview that she has never even met Bumrah.

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Unique bowling style
• French beard

Brand Endorsements

Bumrah has been a part of various commercials like –

1. Boat Nirvana
2. Redmi K20 Pro
3. Dream 11
4. Cello
5. Beardo
6. MuscleBlaze
7. Asics India
8. Skybags
9. Estrolo
10. Seagram’s Royal Stag
11. Zaggle

Best Known For

His speed of bowling and unorthodox bowling style that gives him an edge over the others to bowl yorkers

First Test Match

He made his test debut in 2018 against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town. He got a maiden test wicket in his debut match.

First ODI Match

Bumrah made his ODI debut against West Indies in August 2016.

First T20I Match

His T20 debut was against Australia in January 2016.

Personal Trainer

Bumrah takes care of his fitness and is considered as one of the fittest players in the Indian cricket team. His workout includes various exercises with weight training involving compound exercises like deadlift, military press, medicine ball ab crunches, squats coupled with .

Jasprit Bumrah Favorite Things

• Food – Dhokla
• Actor –
• Movies – Sholay
• Actress –
• Cricketer –
• Bowler – , Mitchell Johnson
• Song – Badtameez Dil from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
• Ball – Yorker

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Jasprit Bumrah Facts

1. His father died when he was just 7 years old.
2. His mother wanted to send him abroad for higher studies.
3. He decided to make a career in cricket at the age of 14.
4. His mother did not allow him to play cricket outside so he practiced bowling against the wall.
5. In 2018, he became the 1st Asian bowler to pick a 5 wicket haul in Australia, England, and South Africa in the same calendar year.
6. He picked up 7 wickets in his debut domestic match in 2013-14 while playing for Gujarat.
7. It was John Wright who first spotted Bumrah during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
8. He became the highest wicket-taker in his first international series in 2016.
9. He used to mimic Bollywood actors when he was young.
10. As of October 2019, he has picked up 5 wickets on a no-ball.
11. He dismissed  twice in his first test match.
12. His first wicket in IPL that he took was of .
13. His father had a chemical business.
14. According to his friends and family, calmness is his real strength.
15. He suffered from a knee injury in 2014.
16. Jasprit is considered as Kohli’s wingman in the team.
17. He was featured in the September 2019 issue of the ELLE magazine.
18. In the past, Japrit’s coach was Kishore Trivedi.
19. Lasith Malinga taught Bumrah how to bowl yorkers.

Featured Image by Jasprit Bumrah / Instagram