'I told Kohli there's a bowler named Bumrah who you should check out.' 'Leave it,' Virat said. What will such individuals do?" Former RCB player

  • March 28, 2022, 12:45 p.m.

Today, an integral part of Indian cricket, Jasprit Bumrah's rise during his early days of international cricket has been phenomenal. After a breakout season for the Mumbai Indians in 2015, Bumrah was fast-tracked into India's limited-overs set up in January 2016 and it did not take him too long to take off. Soon, Bumrah took control and became the leader of India's pacer attack. In 2018, Bumrah was handed his Test debut and, in less than three years, he established himself as India's bowling spearhead, becoming the fastest Indian to 50 Test wickets and a hat-trick in his second year.

For Bumrah, a lot of his success is due to his hard work and skills, but some of the credit also goes to Virat Kohli. Having made his India debut under MS Dhoni, Bumrah became a different beast under the captaincy of Kohli as his career took off. A huge supporter of Bumrah, Kohli can be seen using famous catchphrases and imitating his actions as part of his admiration for the Indian pacer.

However, did you know that Kohli's reaction after hearing about Bumrah was quite the opposite? In a startling revelation, former India wicketkeeper and ex-RCB player Parthiv Patel has revealed that he had pitched the idea of getting Bumrah on board to Kohli, his former captain, but Virat had outrightly refused to even give him a chance.

In 2014, when I was at RCB, I told Kohli that there was this bowler named Bumrah. Have a look at him. Virat replied, saying, "Chhor na yaar." Ye Bumrah-Vumrah kya karenge? "Leave it." What will such players do? " Parthiv said on Cricbuzz.

Bumrah was Bumrah's captain in the Gujarat domestic team and had seen his rise first hand. He narrates how Bumrah had struggled in his initial years but became a different kettle of fish altogether after putting in herculean efforts himself and receiving unparalleled backing from the five-time IPL champions, the Mumbai Indians.

"When he was first picked, Bumrah played the Ranji Trophy for the first 2-3 years. 2013 was his first year, and he didn't have a good season in 2014. In 2015, it was so bad that there was discussion going on that he might have to be sent back home mid-season. But, he slowly began improving, and the Mumbai Indians really backed him. It was his own hard work and such backing that really brought out the best in him," added Parthiv.

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