Bumrah is known for his deadly yorkers and his death over bowling.He is known to Create Pressure on Opposition with his High Intensity and to turn the tables or the odds.
Personal Overview
| Full Name | Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah |
| Date of Birth: | 6 December 1993 |
| Birthplace: | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Age: | 32years (as of early 2026) |
| Height: | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Role: | Right-arm fast-medium bowler. |
| Education: | Nirman High School in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad |
| Estimated Net Worth: | ₹60 crore to ₹70 crore |
| Teams: | Gujrat,Mumbai Indians, India-A, India |
Early Life
Bumrah was born on 6 December 1993 into a Punjabi Ramgarhia family in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
His father, Jasbir Singh, ran a chemical business, while his mother, Daljeet Bumrah, worked as a school teacher.
His father died due to hepatitis B when Bumrah was just 5 years old.
His mother raised him and his sister Juhika in a middle-class environment in Ahmedabad.
Bumrah attended Nirman High School in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, where his mother worked as the vice principal.
He also played cricket for Nirman’s team.
Youth and Domestic Career
In 2010, Bumrah appeared at the Gujarat Cricket Association’s Under-19 district selection trials.
The selectors did not include him in the main squad of 15 due to his unconventional bowling action but named him as a reserve.
After the district team won the first three matches, all three reserve players were given a chance in the fourth three-day match. Bumrah took seven wickets in that match.
Bumrah made his twenty20 (T20) debut for Gujarat against Maharashtra in the 2012–13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
He helped his side clinch the title with his Man of the Match performance in the final, with figures of 3/14 to beat Punjab.
Bumrah played first-class cricket for Gujarat and made his debut against Vidarbha in October 2013 during the 2013–14 season, where he took seven wickets for 89 runs.
During the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy, after the first two matches.
The umpires called him for throwing and raised objections about his bowling action.
The issue was resolved when the team management protested against it.
Gujarat won the trophy, with Bumrah taking a five-wicket haul in the final against Delhi.
International career
Bumrah made his ODI debut in January 2016 against Australia in the last match of the ODI series, where he took his first international wicket of Steve Smith and finished with figures of 2/40.
In the first match of the T20I series that followed Bumrah made his debut.
Taking his maiden T20I wicket of David Warner and finished with figures of 3/23.
India won the T20I series and Bumrah was the highest wicket-taker on either side with six wickets.
In February 2016, he took three wickets in the T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Bumrah was named in India’s 15-man squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
He took a wicket in every single match of the tournament except against Bangladesh.
In the semi-final against West Indies he took the wicket of Chris Gayle while conceding 42 runs, having an economy rate of 10.50 runs per over.
India lost the match, and Bumrah finished the tournament with four wickets at an average of 38.25 and an economy rate of 7.65.
In India’s tour of Zimbabwe in 2016, during the first match of the ODI series, Bumrah, who was playing his second ODI game, took 4 wickets for 28 runs.
He was the highest wicket-taker of the series with 9 wickets, including another four-wicket haul in the third match.
During the T20I series, he was the second highest wicket-taker with five wickets, including a three-wicket haul in the second match.
In the two-match T20I series against West Indies in August 2016, Bumrah took his 28th wicket of the year, breaking Dirk Nannes’s record for most wickets in Twenty20 Internationals in a calendar year.
In October 2016, when New Zealand toured India, Bumrah took six wickets in the ODI series at an average of 22.00.
In January 2017, in the second match of the T20I series during England’s 2016–17 tour of India, Bumrah picked up two wickets, conceded 20 runs, and was awarded the Player of the Match.
He emerged as the second leading wicket-taker of the series, with five wickets in a 2–1 victory.
In the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, he went wicketless in the first two matches of the tournament.
India lost the final against Pakistan, and Bumrah finished the tournament as the second leading wicket-taker for India, after Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
During the 2017 Sri Lanka tour, Bumrah recorded the most wickets (15) taken by any fast bowler in a bilateral ODI series of five or fewer matches.
In February 2018, he became the highest-ranked bowler in the ICC Men’s ODI player rankings, along with Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan.
In November 2017, Bumrah was named in India’s Test squad for their series against South Africa.
He made his Test debut for India against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town on 5 January 2018 and took the wicket of AB de Villiers as his first test wicket.
In the third match of the series, at Johannesburg, Bumrah took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests, with the figures of 5/54 from 18.5 overs.
South Africa won the series 2–1.
Bumrah was the second highest wicket-taker for India behind teammate Mohammed Shami.
In June 2018, in the first match of India’s tour of Ireland, Bumrah fractured his left thumb while attempting a catch.
The injury caused him to miss the remainder of the tour and the first two Test matches of the 2018 Pataudi Trophy.
He returned for the third Test match at Trent Bridge, where he took his second five-wicket haul and finished with figures of 5/85 from 29 overs.
He was the fifth leading wicket-taker of the series with 14 wickets from three matches, in a series where India faced a 4–1 defeat.
During the Boxing Day Test of India Tour of Australia 2018, with career-best figures of 6/33, Bumrah became the first Asian bowler to take five-wicket hauls in Australia, England, and South Africa in the same calendar year.
India won the series 2–1 and Bumrah finished as the joint highest wicket-taker with 21 wickets, alongside Australian bowler Nathan Lyon.
He concluded the year with 48 wickets, setting a record for an Indian bowler in his debut year in Test cricket.
For his performances in 2018, he was named in both the World Test XI and ODI XI by the ICC.
In April 2019, Bumrah was named in India’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
On 6 July 2019, in the match against Sri Lanka, Bumrah, in his 57th career match.
Took his 100th wicket in ODIs and became the second-fastest Indian to do so after his teammate, Mohammed Shami.
He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for India and the fifth highest overall, with 18 dismissals in 9 matches at an average of 20.61 and economy rate of 4.41.
India lost to New Zealand in semi-final.
In August 2019, Bumrah took his fourth Test five-wicket haul against West Indies in the first Test match of India tour of West Indies 2019, at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, with figures of 5/7 in the second innings.
In the next Test match, he became the third Indian to take a hat-trick in a Test match.
India whitewashed West Indies 2–0, with Bumrah finishing as the highest wicket-taker of the series with 13 wickets.
In September 2019, Bumrah was ruled out of South Africa’s tour of India due to a stress fracture of the lower back.
In December 2020, Bumrah was named in the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Decade for 2011–2020.
In January 2021, He was ruled out of the final Test match at the Gabba of the 2020 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, due to an abdominal strain.
Which he picked up during the third Test of the series in Sydney.
At Sydney, Bumrah faced racist abuse from the crowd, prompting India to file a formal complaint at the end of day three.
Subsequently, Cricket Australia issued an apology to the Indian team.
India won the final test, securing victory in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Bumrah was the fifth highest wicket-taker of the series with 11 wickets.
He played his maiden Test match in India in the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium against England in February 2021 after playing 17 Tests overseas.
His maiden Test wicket in India was of Daniel Lawrence in England Tour of India 2021.
Bumrah was part of the Indian team that played the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final against New Zealand. He went wicketless in the match, which India lost by 8 wickets.
In the 2021 India tour of England, Bumrah was the highest wicket-taker of the series with 23 wickets.
He was the player of the series along with England’s Joe Root.
In the last match of the series, which was postponed to July 2022 due to COVID-19 cases in the Indian camp.
Bumrah captained the Indian Test team for the first time instead of Rohit Sharma, who was ruled out due to suffering from COVID-19.
He scored 29 runs in an over bowled by Stuart Broad, beating the 18-year-old Test record set by Brian Lara (who had scored 28 runs in an over). The over also included six extras, meaning it cost a total of 35 runs.
In September 2021, Bumrah was named in India’s squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
He was one of only four fast bowlers in the main squad, alongside Mohammed Shami, the white-ball specialist, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and the bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur.
India was knocked out of the tournament without reaching the semi-finals.
In February 2022, Bumrah was named vice-captain of India for the T20I and Test series against Sri Lanka as the regular vice-captain, KL Rahul, was unavailable.
He took his maiden Test five-wicket haul in India during the second match of the series.
In April 2022, Bumrah was among the Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year.
During the 2022 India tour of England, in the first match of the ODI series, he took 6 wicket for 19 runs, India’s best figures against England, and the third best figures for India in ODIs.
In July 2022, Bumrah regained the number one spot in the ICC Men’s ODI player rankings, overtaking New Zealand’s Trent Boult.
Bumrah missed the 2022 Asia Cup in August due to a back injury, he also missed the 2022 T20 World Cup in October.
He featured in two of the three T20Is against Australia but was pulled out on the eve of the South Africa series.
India’s last before the 2022 T20 World Cup, after he complained of back pain.
In January 2023, Bumrah missed the home series against Sri Lanka due to his back injury.
He underwent back surgery in March 2023.
He also missed the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final against Australia in June 2023.
In August 2023, after nearly a year, Bumrah made his comeback to international cricket as India’s captain in the series against Ireland.
Bumrah was the player of the series, which India won 2–0.
On 21 August 2023, Bumrah was named in India’s squad for the 2023 Asia Cup.
He played his first match in the tournament against Pakistan, scoring 16 runs off 14 balls, but the match was abandoned due to rain.
He was replaced by Mohammed Shami for the match against Nepal because he flew back to Mumbai for personal reasons.
India won the tournament by beating Sri Lanka in the final. Bumrah played four matches and took four wickets, averaging 17.75 with an economy rate of 4.17 runs per over.
In September 2023, Bumrah was named in India’s 15-man squad for 2023 Cricket World Cup.
In the match against Afghanistan at Delhi, he took a four-wicket haul at an economy rate of 3.90.
In the final, against Australia at Ahmedabad, he took 2 wickets for 43 runs at an economy rate of 4.77.
India lost the final, and Bumrah finished as the fourth leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 20 wickets at an average of 18.65 and economy rate of 4.06.
He was the most economical bowler in the World Cup among those who took 10 wickets or more.
With the next most economical being Keshav Maharaj taking 15 wickets at an economy rate of 4.15.
On 3 February 2024, during England’s tour of India, in the second match of the series, Bumrah became the joint third-fastest (34 matches) Indian bowler.
The fastest Indian pacer to take 150 wickets in Test cricket.
He took 6 wickets for 45 runs, his third-best bowling figure in Tests, and was awarded the Player of the Match award.
He became the first Indian fast bowler to reach the number one ranking in the ICC Test player rankings.
The first bowler to achieve the number one ranking in all three formats of the game.
He took 19 wickets in four matches and emerged as the third-highest wicket-taker of the series, behind Ravichandran Ashwin of India and Tom Hartley of England.
In June 2024, Bumrah was part of India’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
He finished the tournament with 15 wickets at an economy rate of 4.17 runs per over, making him the second-highest wicket-taker for the team.
In the tournament, he maintained an economy rate of 4.17 across eight matches, the best among bowlers with at least ten wickets.
The next most economical was Anrich Nortje, who took 15 wickets at an economy rate of 5.74, with no other bowler in that group recording an economy below six.
Bumrah was named the player of the tournament following India’s win in the final against South Africa.
In the final vs South Africa, Bumrah helped deliver a near miraculous win for India; with South Africa needing only 30 runs from 30 balls and 6 wickets in hand.
He gave away only 6 runs in 2 overs and took the wicket of Marco Jansen.
In September 2024, Bumrah achieved the milestone of 400 international wickets during the first Test match between India and Bangladesh.
With this accomplishment, he became the sixth Indian fast bowler to reach this significant mark.
In December 2024,Bumrah became the number 1 bowler in the ICC player rankings with 904 points,equalling the career-best rating of Ravichandran Ashwin.
In the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, Bumrah became the fastest Indian fast bowler to reach 200 Test wickets in his 44th match.
Bumrah 32 wickets in the series are the most taken by an Indian bowler in an overseas Test series.
Among visiting bowlers to Australia, Bumrah’s 32 wickets are joint fourth most with England’s Maurice Tate leading with 38 wickets in the Ashes series of 1924–25.
He broke Bishen Singh Bedi’s record of 31 wickets set in 1977–78.
Franchise career
During the 2013–14 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, John Wright, who was then the head coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians (MI).
Scouting for the team at the time, was impressed by Bumrah’s performance and invited him to sign up for the franchise.
Bumrah has played for the Mumbai Indians since 2013 IPL and helped the team win the title five times in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
He has taken 170 wickets in 138 matches in the IPL, with an average of 22.78 and an economy rate of 7.32, making him the joint highest wicket-taker for the team with Lasith Malinga.
Bumrah’s Maiden Wicket was Virat Kohli in 2013.
His Tenure is still going on with the Mumbai Indians.
Records
Only bowler in cricket history to be ranked No.1 in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is (at different times).
First Asian fast bowler to take 5-wicket hauls in Australia, England, South Africa, and the West Indies.
Best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in Test cricket in Australia (6/33).
Most five-wicket hauls by an Indian pacer overseas in Tests.
One of the few bowlers to take a Test hat-trick for India.
All-time leading wicket-taker for Mumbai Indians.
One of the most economical bowlers in IPL history.
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He celebrates his birthday on December 6 with fellow Indian cricketers Ravindra Jadeja, Shreyas Iyer, and Karun Nair.
Personal Life
On 15 March 2021, Bumrah married model and presenter Sanjana Ganesan in Goa.
Bumrah and Ganesan first met in an interview during the 2013 Indian Premier League.
They became friends after that first meeting, and after dating for two years, they married in 2021.
On 4 September 2023, their son was born.
Awards
Bumrah won the Polly Umrigar Award for best male cricketer for India thrice, in 2018–19, 2021–22, and 2023–24.
Additionally, he received the Dilip Sardesai Award for taking the highest number of wickets in Test cricket in 2018–19.
For his achievements during India’s tour of England in 2021, he was selected by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in its 2022 edition.
Bumrah was conferred with The Times of India TOISA Cricketer of the Year award in 2021.
He was awarded with the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year in the 2024 ICC Awards.
