In 107 overs, India had wrapped up a seven-wicket win,adventurously chasing down 79-run target, when Jasprit Bumrah walked up to the presentation ceremony to translate the man-of-the-match winner Mohammad Siraj's Hindi comments to English for the broadcasters.
That's when Bumrah was confronted with the task of relaying Siraj's rave about him to the world.Siraj had talked about how Bumrah assesses the pitch quickly and passes relevant information to him and all he needs to do is to be consistent with that. Bumrah smiled, paused, and then said those words in English but converted it all as a "we", a group activity rather than take credit, ending with a charming, "And it sometimes helps him (Siraj),"even as a smile creased his face.
There were no smiles before the tour but heart-broken emojis from him that had caused a big flutter in Indian cricket. It was interpreted as a reaction to not being given captaincy of Mumbai Indians when the franchise decided to replace Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya.
There were no smiles even a couple of months prior to that emoji but apprehension in general at how the all-new Bumrah would bowl after a comeback from a lengthy hiatus to injury.
This story is from the January 05, 2024 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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