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In Adelaide today, people could not help but notice the ace pacer donning some shiny new boots in Adelaide with initals JB93 inscribed on them. But what do they denote?
IND vs AUS: Jasprit Bumrah in talks (Instagram)
Jasprit ‘Boom Boom’ Bumrah has most definitely become a household name, as the pacer continues to excel and excite cricket fans all over the world.
The star bowler may be celebrating his 31st birthday today, but Bumrah is currently taking part in the pink-ball Test against Australia that got underway today at the Adelaide Oval. He served as India captain in the series opener in Perth as Rohit Sharma was unavailable due to the birth of his second child.
In Adelaide today, people could not help but notice the ace pacer donning some shiny new boots in Adelaide with initals JB93 inscribed on them. But what do they denote?
Well, Bumrah himself explained the reasoning behind the initials whilst speaking to Fox Cricket, stating that 1993 was the year he was born.
The Indian also mentioned that he initially had his eyes set on donning the No.12 jersey for India, but couldn’t do so and settled for 93.
“I was born in 1993, so that’s it,” he said, before adding, “When I came into the side I wanted the No 12 … But at that time, Yuvraj Singh had that number. So for his seniority I gave him that number… I chose this one,” he quipped.
India wil yet again rely on Bumrah’s magic to inspire them to turn around the match, after the Indian batters fell for a mere 180 runs within the first two sessions of play on Day 1.
Irrepressible Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc laid siege to India’s batting Friday with the visitors crumbling under the onslaught to be all out for 180 on day one of the pink-ball Test in Adelaide.
With India in trouble, Nitish Kumar Reddy decided to take charge, clobbering two big sixes in one Boland over to reach his highest Test score of 42 before he and Jasprit Bumrah fell to Starc and Cummins respectively.
Now, playing from behind, India ofund their first break into the Australian batting ranks with Bumrah dismissing opener Usman Khawaja.
With his scalp, Bumrah etched his name into more history as he became the third Indian pacer after Kapil and Zaheer Khan to dismiss 50 Test batters in a calendar year.
