ICC T20 World Cup 2022: 'Had That Aggression, That Fire, But Realised If My Emotions Get the Better of Me Then...'-Jasprit Bumrah

Former India coach John Wright first spotted Jasprit Bumrah during a domestic T20 match between Gujarat and Mumbai in 2013. Wright was scouting for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League in 2013. His consistent performances eventually brought him to the limelight and paved the way for his selection to the national team.

The 28-year-old never looked back and made his Indian debut in January 2016 against Australia. Bumrah turned to be a better Test match bowler after being fast-tracked into the Indian team during the 2018 tour of South Africa. He never looked back ever since, captaining India in the fifth Test match against England this July.

I was Like Any Other Fast Bowler Who Gets Angry- Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah revealed how he learned to control his anger and aggression on the cricket field. The Indian spearhead said that when he first started playing for Gujarat, he had “fire” burning inside him all the time, but he rapidly learnt to cultivate character traits that would allow him to use that aggression to his “advantage” with the ball in hand.

“When I was coming up, I was like any other fast bowler who gets angry, who has that aggression, who has that fire. And I still do, but I try to use it to my advantage. Because if my emotions get the better of me, then I’m not thinking clearly,” he told GQ in an exclusive.

Jasprit Bumrah’s life is full of ups and downs. One of the unpleasant points for Bumrah is that his injury is set to rule him out of the T20 World Cup.

“It makes you very humble, for starters, because in sport one day could be good and the next could be bad. That teaches you to be grateful for what you’ve got, and also to just accept what life gives you,” he says. “In sport, there are a lot of results that you cannot control.

Like in life there are a lot of scenarios that you cannot control, so I have learned a lot from sport. You get to travel, meet new people, and get new perspectives. Cricket has also made me a lot more stable. It’s given me everything in life.”

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