Happy Birthday Jasprit Bumrah: 5 lesser known facts about India's pace spearhead

India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah celebrates his 26th birthday on Friday. Currently, Bumrah is the top ranked ODI bowler. The pacer has accomplished a lot of success in world cricket since his debut against Australia in a T20I match on 26th January 2019. With his ability to deliver constant yokers, Bumrah is viewed as one of the most feared bowler in international cricket.

Jasprit Bumrah has so far featured in 12 Tests, 58 ODIs and 42 T20I matches. He has scalped 62 wickets in 24 Test innings with best figures of 6/27. He also has a hat-trick in Test cricket which he took against West Indies in 2019. In 58 ODIs, Bumrah has 103 wickets under his belt in 43 matches with a best figure of 3/11

Here are some lesser known facts about Jasprit Bumrah:

1) He made his international debut in a T20I match against Australia on January 26, 2016, in which he took 3 wickets.

2) He bagged a 5-wicket-haul during each of his maiden Test tour to South Africa, England, Australia and West Indies.

3) During his IPL debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013, Bumrah grabbed 3 wickets for 32 runs.

4) During his first-class debut for Gujarat in Ranji Trophy 2013, he took 7 wickets against Vidarbha.

5) Jasprit Bumrah's maiden IPL wicket was Virat Kohli, maiden Test wicket was AB de Villiers, first ODI wicket was Steve Smith and first T20I wicket was David Warner.

Nevertheless, these facts about Bumrah proves that he is a special bowling talent and he modified his capabilities to become the world’s leading bowler.