IND vs IRE: Jasprit Bumrah Joins Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar In Elite List With Sensational Comeback

The 29-year-old India National Cricket Team right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah delivered a brilliant performance in his comeback game against Paul Stirling-led Ireland National Cricket Team at the Malahide in Dublin on Friday, August 18.

He immediately made an impact with the ball, striking twice in his first over. On the first delivery of the over he was smashed for a four. However, he made a stunning comeback and castled Andy Balbirnie on the second ball, before bringing out his trademark arms out celebration.

He then bowled two dots before dismissing the wicketkeeper-batter Lorcan Tucker for a duck on the fifth delivery of the over. Bumrah displayed sheer class in his next three overs and looked in a great rhythm. The pacer also bowled staggering lines and lengths in the 19th over and gave away just 1 run. Overall, he gave away just 24 runs in his 4-over quota.

Meanwhile, as Jasprit Bumrah bagged two wickets in his first over, he became just the 4th Indian to pick up two wickets in the first over in a T20I. He joined Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Hardik Pandya in the elite list.

Two wickets in the first over for India in a T20I:

R Ashwin vs SL Vizag 2016

Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Afg Dubai 2022

Hardik Pandya vs WI Providence 2023

Jasprit Bumrah vs Ire Malahide 2023

Good to see Jasprit Bumrah back, all cylinders firing – Abhishek Nayar

Former India batter Abhishek Nayar said that Jasprit Bumrah was not at his best, but he was delighted to see the pacer bowl plenty of variations in his comeback game.

“Good to see Bumrah back, all cylinders firing. You didn’t see the best of Bumrah, but you did see all the variations that you will always associate with Bumrah. That’s always heartening. You saw he was clocking around the 140kph toward the end of his spell, getting his rhythm. Seeing him bowl the off-cutters, the hard lengths and the yorkers, it’s the ideal way for Bumrah to get back to his rhythm,” Abhishek Nayar told JIoCinema on Sunday.

“I noticed one thing, his run-up has gone a bit longer. But the way he ran in to bowl, it seems as if he is in a very good rhythm. He ran at very good pace and even the follow-through was very good. I think the pace, it will increase as he plays more matches. All in all, I am very happy with Bumrah, the bowler and the captain,” he added.