IPL 2021: Current best playing XI of the tournament

11. Jasprit Bumrah

How can we not talk about the most skillful fast bowler, the leader of the pack, Jasprit Bumrah? He has gained immense popularity due to his skill & bowling action. Kids across India love to copy his bowling action. He was picked by the Mumbai Indians in 2013 and ever since, it has been a fabulous ride for him. 

He has played 99 matches and taken 115 wickets at a bowling economy of 7.4 runs per over which is fabulous considering he bowls two and sometimes three overs at the death. He couldn’t have asked for a better franchise because who better to guide him than Lasith Malinga, who had tasted immense success in international cricket with a not so pretty action. Bumrah has publicly claimed many times that Malinga taught him the art of bowling yorkers consistently. 

With his unique bowling action and short run-up, he creates an angle that makes it extremely difficult for batsmen to line him up. His quick arm action also allows him to bowl his variations without batsmen having any clue about them. Boom-Boom Bumrah is one of the most skillful bowlers the world has ever seen, so it becomes imperative for the Indian cricket team to manage his workload. He still has many years left in international cricket & he is expected to break many records along with toes.