Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah. Image: IPL/BCCI

After Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah accomplished a five-for against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday, he collected acclaim from the Indian cricket circle for his accomplishment.

Bumrah enlisted his career-best bowling figures in the T20 format and finished his four-over spell at 5/10 against KKR, here at Dr DY Patil Stadium, on Monday.

Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo: IPL)

Former Indian Cricketers Shower Praise On Jasprit Bumrah

“Once a king, always a king. What a phenomenal spell by @Jaspritbumrah93, Yaha form ki koi chinta nahi hai bhai,” tweeted former Indian spinner, Harbhajan Singh.

Meanwhile, Indian spinner Amit Mishra wrote, “There are many ways to drain your energy. One of them is to keep trying attacking a bowler like Bumrah. A proven superstar of Indian cricket once again showed what makes him a trustworthy pacer.”

Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra
Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra (Image Credits: Twitter)

Meanwhile, former Indian player Yuvraj Singh applauded the pacer and called him a ‘match winner’.

“Sorry what were you saying about @Jaspritbumrah93? Form is temporary class is forever Jassi jaisa koi nahi #matchwinner #MIvsKKR #IPL2022,” tweeted Yuvraj.

MI Face 9th Loss Of The Season

Coming to the match, Bumrah’s five-wicket haul was scattered by clinical Kolkata Knight Riders as they crushed Mumbai Indians by 52 runs in their IPL 2022 match at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy here on Monday.

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Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma. Photo-IPL

Batting first, Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana’s 43 each for Kolkata and a fast unbeaten 23 by Rinku Singh directed KKR to a decent total of 165/9. For Mumbai, Jasprit Bumrah stowed five wickets while Kumar Kartikeya got two wickets.

Meanwhile, Pat Cummins packed away three wickets in one over to crash MI’s expectations while Andre Russell stowed two to direct KKR to an easy 52 runs win.

This is Rohit Sharma-drove MI’s 9th loss in the IPL 2022. While for Kolkata, their fifth success in 12 matches has kept their 2022 mission alive.

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