Delhi: Despite the last ball defeat against Gujarat Titans (GT), Mumbai Indians (Mi) fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is once again in the news. With his sharp bowling, he almost turned towards Mumbai. Former Indian opener and famous commentator Akash Chopra praised Bumrah fiercely and said that he is fully entitled to become the ‘most expensive player’ of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Bumrah took 2 important wickets for just 19 runs in 4 overs in this match, which included the wickets of GT captain Shubman Gill and Shah Rukh Khan. Despite the changed targets and circumstances due to rain, GT won the last ball and reached the top of the points table, breaking the MI’s 6 consecutive win rhythm.
Speaking at Geihatstar’s ‘Match Center Live’ show, Akash Chopra said, “It has become a habit to put a game-sple spell for Bumrah. He is a once-talent in a generation. You can talk endless (who has no end) talks about him. The truth is to be given the truth, he is not yet the most expensive player, he is not yet found.”
Returning after the injury, Bumrah has taken 13 wickets in 8 matches played so far this season at an average of 16.46 and an economy rate of 6.68, with his best performance 4 wickets for 22 runs.
Akash also said that the situation became even more difficult for Mumbai Indians in the last over, as there were five fielders inside the circle due to fielding penalty.
He said, “It is not easy for anyone to bowl after the rain break and save 15 runs. The first ball may have been saved, but this is the game, this is IPL.”
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