Happy Birthday Jasprit Bumrah: The Yorker Specialist Who Silences Crowds with His 'Boom Boom' Deliveries

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASPRIT BUMRAH: Indian pacing superstar Jasprit Bumrah celebrates his 30th birthday today on December 6. In the last few years, Bumrah has established himself as one of the best bowlers in the sport across all three major formats. Widely known as the ‘yorker specialist’, Bumrah is well on his way to achieving greatness in his career with the Men in Blue.

Just this year alone, the speed demon won the Asia Cup with his country while spearheading India to a World Cup final at home. The Indian speedster recently celebrated his mother’s birthday a few days back on November 30. Today, let’s take a look at some of his most memorable performances for India.

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Jasprit Bumrah’s Fastest Delivery

Jasprit Bumrah bowled his fastest delivery during India’s Test against Australia in 2018. The match took place in 2018 at Adelaide where the star speedster clocked in a hot 153.26 kph. It was the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar trophy. Bumrah proved to be a menace in that series as he went on to scalp 21 wickets in those four matches while maintaining an impressive average of 17.

Jasprit Bumrah’s Best Bowling Spells 

1. 5/27 vs Sri Lanka 2017Jasprit Bumrah had produced a moment of magic six years ago when the then-upcoming speed demon scalped five wickets against Sri Lanka in 2017. It was the third ODI match of the series and the Men in Blue were already leading 2-0. In the first innings, Bumrah produced an incredible 5/27 performance to curb the Lankans at 218 runs. This enabled India to win the game easily by five wickets.
2. Leading India to a Test win vs AustraliaIn the third match of India’s Australia tour in 2018-19, Bumrah produced an unplayable bowling performance. The Indian pacer scalped three wickets in the third Test Match of that series. His six-wicket haul curbed Australia to 151 runs. This led to an easy win for India as Bumrah was adjudged the Player of the Match. India also won that four-match Test series 2-1 over the Aussies.
3. 6/19 at The Oval against EnglandJasprit Bumrah humiliated England on their home soil in 2022 while guiding India to a historic 10-wicket triumph at The Oval. Bumrah tore apart England’s top order in the first innings of the match, dismissing the likes of Jonny Bairstow at seven runs and, Jason Roy and Joe Root at ducks. He finished the match with six wickets in 7.2 overs while giving away just 19 runs.
4. Bumrah Magic in Sabina Park, 2019India’s tour of the West Indies in 2019 witnessed some classic Bumrah magic. In the second Test match at Kingston Bumrah notched a whopping six wickets against the Windies while giving away just 27 runs. This saw the West Indies collapse at 117 runs in that innings and eventually losing the match by 257 runs.