5 unsung heroes of Indian cricket in 2016

#1 Jasprit Bumrah

When Bumrah first came into limelight while playing for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, people remarked at his unconventional bowling action. Bowling with a jerky, awkward action with arms flailing all around, he strayed a bit in his line and length during his initial games in the IPL. However, when the India call-up came, he took to it like fish to water.

In his debut season itself, Bumrah has taken more T20I wickets than anyone else this year, utilising the yorker to telling effect, even on the slow Indian pitches. He has filled in the role of the death bowler seamlessly, and has been used shrewdly by skipper Dhoni. Doing the dirty task of bowling the final overs, with batsmen swinging at everything, is a thankless job, and Bumrah, having tasted international cricket just this year, has done an admirably well.