'I got Ricky Ponting out 2-3 times' - Jasprit Bumrah reveals how he got maiden IPL call up

Jasprit Bumrah is India as well as the Mumbai Indians’ pace spearhead. He has made a tremendous impact across formats for the Men In Blue and has also been an integral part of all of MI’s five IPL title triumphs. Even though Bumrah is one of the best fast bowlers in the modern-day era, there used to be a time when he was toiling hard to make a mark.

Lately, the speedster has revealed how he got a maiden call up to the Mumbai Indians camp back in 2013 where the franchise had lifted the IPL trophy for the very first time beating arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings. At the same time, the tearaway fast bowler also explained how he troubled veteran Ricky Ponting in the nets.

The practice wickets were very green: Jasprit Bumrah

“The team was already practicing in Bangalore and we practiced with the team only for two days. Over there, the practice wickets were very green, and back then in 2013, the white ball used to swing. So, I was bowling with the new ball. I was bowling to Ricky Ponting and I used to bowl those big inswingers. I troubled everyone and I got him (Ponting) out two or three times, so they had a discussion on me that ‘this guy had something different and let’s play him’,” said Bumrah while speaking on senior offie Ravichandran Ashwin’s official YouTube channel.

The India quick was one of the retained players by the Mumbai Indians for IPL 2022 along with skipper Rohit Sharma, West Indies hard-hitter, Kieron Pollard, and limited-overs specialist Suryakumar Yadav respectively. The bowler has been paid a sum of INR 12 crore. He finished the 2021 season as the third-highest wicket-taker with 21 scalps to his name from 14 matches. However, MI who were eyeing a third straight IPL crown failed to make the playoffs.

After having rebuilt their squad at the IPL 2022 mega auction, the former champions would now be hoping for an outstanding season as they eye a record sixth Indian Premier League title.