Mumbai Indians share priceless reaction to Jasprit Bumrah’s latest ICC milestone

Throughout his career, jasprit bumrah has won the hearts of the cricketing world with his emphatic pace bowling. India’s pace sensation was at the height of his prowess during India’s 5-match Test series against Australia. Bumrah had a remarkable run with the ball as he took 32 wickets as Australia were beaten India 3-1 in the series. With his bowling display, Bumrah managed to make sure Player of the Series award for himself despite having bowled only a few overs in the last Test match in Sydney.

Bumrah’s latest ICC achievement

Since the world saw his bowling prowess during the Border-Gavaskar Trophythe record books need a revision every now and then with Bumrah’s name added. The 31-year-old’s player rating skyrocketed and the Indian pacer even managed to grab the top spot in the ICC Player Rankings for Test cricketers with a score of 908.

Also, Bumrah recently received the award ICC Player of the Month for December 2024 for his exceptional bowling display. Bumrah managed to beat stiff competition from Pat Cummins and Dane Paterson to clinch the coveted title. The Indian pacer was awarded the Player of the Month for his remarkable bowling display 22 ports throughout the month with an average of 14.22.

Mumbai Indians reaction to Bumrah’s hit

Reactions and celebratory posts came from all corners of the cricketing world after Bumrah was awarded the ICC Player of the Month for December 2024. However, his IPL franchise Bombay Indians shared a post on social media celebrating Bumrah’s achievement which instantly became the talking point among cricket fans and analysts. The viral post on social media mentioned Bumrah as the ultimate superlative for excellence and added Bumrah’s name instead of the usual ‘Best’ that people use as a superlative for good and best.

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Here is the post

well better 🫡🐐#MumbaiMeriJaan #bombayindians pic.twitter.com/YZlZFwepZM

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 14, 2025

Clouds of uncertainty hover over Bumrah’s fitness

Bumrah continued with a relentless run with the bowl to save India’s hopes and get a positive result in the Melbourne and Sydney Test of the BGT 2024-25. While his efforts didn’t yield much for the team, the ace pacer’s extra workload led to a back injury. Bumrah bowled over 150 overs throughout the series and so a back spasm was only evident for the pacer.

However, the 31-year-old’s injury situation now appears to have worsened with reports suggesting swelling in his back. With a T20I and ODI series on home soil against them England Around the corner, the Indian team is desperately waiting for some positive news on Bumrah’s injury. The issue is more worrisome considering the fact that the Indian team has to head to the UAE soon to play their matches for the Champions Trophy 2025 after the England series.

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