A bowler who was questioned a lot for his unusual action at the beginning of his career was bought and backed by Mumbai Indians in the year 2013. He now has played 100 IPL matches for the franchise and has been the go-to bowler for his captain, Rohit Sharma. Yesterday Bumrah completed 100 matches in the IPL. The franchise has backed the bowler right from the start and Bumrah has returned their favour by delivering for them whenever they are in trouble. From a young debutant who was unknown to the cricketing world to 100 IPL matches, Bumrah has come a long way in his IPL career.
IPL is the main reason because of which Team India got a gem of a bowler like Bumrah. His stats in the IPL have been exceptional, and currently, he is one of the fiercest bowlers in the league. Bumrah is the prime bowler of his team, and he leads the MI attack. He has been one of the most economical bowlers in the tournament, and he has picked up wickets regularly. He has the best figure of 4/14, and he has picked wickets at a strike rate of an extraordinary 19.4.
Bumrah the go-to person
Rohit Sharma used to blindly hand his ace bowler Bumrah the bowl whenever he needed wickets. Bumrah has been one of the best in the business when it comes to bowling in the death. He has tons of variations that can easily deceive the batsman. He has not only bowled picked up wickets but has been the most economic pace bowler in death overs in the past few years. Bumrah has a nickname known as “BOOM BOOM” for his extraordinary ability to bowl accurate yorker’s which will knock down the batsman’s stumps. He has not only been a breath-taking death bowler, but he has also delivered during the powerplay. He has bowled economically during the first six overs of the match, where most bowlers find it difficult to restrain runs due to the restrictions in the field. Bumrah has been significantly remarkable in the crucial phases of the match and has made a huge impact on this MI bowling attack over the years.
Bumrah takes the baton from Malinga
For years, Malinga has been the Mumbai Indians’ primary bowler and has been handling the entire bowling unit alone. Malinga and Bumrah shared a great partnership during their years and were undoubtedly the deadliest bowling combination in the league. The batsmen used to fail against them every time and found it difficult to score. It was one of the main reasons for the total domination of MI during the start of the last decade.
Due to injury, Malinga used to be in and out of the team. He also coached MI as a bowling mentor for a year. Because of this, the MI bowling unit looked a little bit shaky until Bumrah stepped up. Bumrah admitted that he has learned from the master yorker king himself, and he has played a big role in Bumrah’s success. After Malinga retired from the MI camp, the bowling unit is now lead by Bumrah, and he has handled this role quite magnificently and has won his team two titles in a row along with his fellow bowling partners. Bumrah has filled the big shoes of Lasith Malinga for Mumbai Indians and has been exceptional for MI in the past two years.
Bumrah: From a rookie to a veteran over the years
Bumrah has come a long way since his debut in 2013 and has represented and been the face of MI ever since. Bumrah has proven to be a valuable member of the Blue and Gold of MI and has improved quickly from a rookie to an expert in the field. He has worked on his skills and abilities to master the art of fast bowling. He has adapted to the situations of T20 cricket and has developed many variations making him one of the deadliest bowlers in the world currently.
Bumrah has ticked all the boxes which are needed to be a specialist T20 bowler throughout his IPL career. He has upgraded over the years and picked up wickets at a healthy strike, also his economy rate has gradually but effectively decreased which has been his feature throughout his career. Bumrah has played 100 IPL matches and has donned the IPL as one of the best and we expect him to be as consistent as he is right now till the end of his cricketing career.