Jasprit Bumrah - The boy with the Golden Arm

Bumrah played a major role in India's Asia Cup 2018 win

Asia Cup 2018

In the recently concluded Asia Cup, Bumrah once again played a pivotal role as India emerged winners. He was rested for the opener against Hong Kong.

Bumrah’s first game in the 2018 Asia Cup was against Pakistan where he was the pick of the Indian bowlers bowling 2 maidens and picking up 2 wickets in 7.1 overs conceding only 23 runs. He followed this performance up with 3 wickets against Bangladesh in the Super 4s.

When India played Pakistan in the Super 4s, Bumrah once again put on a fierce display as he picked up 2 wickets going for less than 3 runs an over in his 10 over spell. In the finals against Bangladesh, he bowled 8.3 overs going for 39 runs and picking up 1 wicket. At the end of the Asia Cup, Bumrah ended with 8 wickets to his name bowling with an economy rate of 3.67 and an average of 16.

Performance against the Windies in the On-going ODI Series

India had rested their premier bowlers, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah for the first two ODIs against the Windies. Bumrah returned in the third ODI and picked up 4 wickets. He only conceded 35 runs in his 10 over spell. In the 4th ODI where India won by 224 runs, Bumrah put up another good show conceding 25 runs in his 8 overs picking up 1 wicket.

Jasprit Bumrah will play a crucial role in India’s quest to win the coveted 2019 World Cup and will definitely be one of the players to watch out for.