Jasprit Bumrah

The yorker king who redefined fast bowling across all formats.

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah (born 6 December 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian national cricket team in all formats and has captained India in Tests and T20Is. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of his generation. Bumrah became the first bowler to reach the No. 1 position in the ICC Men's Player Rankings across all three formats and the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. He represents Gujarat in domestic cricket and the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.

Quick Facts

Full name: Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah
Born: 6 December 1993
Birthplace: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Height: 178 cm / 5 ft 10 in
Batting: Right-handed
Role: Bowler
Country: India

Lore & Background

Bumrah was born into a Punjabi Ramgarhia Sikh family in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. His father died when he was 5, and his mother raised him and his sister. He attended Nirman High School in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad. He made his domestic debut in the 2012–13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and helped Gujarat win the title. His first-class debut came against Vidarbha in the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy. He was signed by Mumbai Indians for the 2013 IPL season and has contributed to five title wins. He is the second highest wicket-taker for MI after Lasith Malinga, with 181 wickets in 142 matches.

Reader's Guide

Bumrah made his international debut in January 2016 during India's tour of Australia, emerging as the highest wicket-taker of the T20 series. He made his Test debut in 2018 against South Africa. He has served as vice-captain of the Indian Test team and captained the team thrice in the absence of Rohit Sharma. He was named in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year in 2018 and 2024, in the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year in 2017 and 2018, and in the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year in 2024. He was also named in the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Decade for 2011–2020. He received the Polly Umrigar Award thrice (2018–19, 2021–22, 2023–24) and was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2022. In 2024, he surpassed Ravichandran Ashwin's highest ICC Test bowling rating for an Indian bowler, concluded the year as the leading Test wicket-taker with 71 wickets, and reached a career-high rating of 908 points. He was awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in the 2024 ICC Awards.

Did You Know?

Bumrah was the fastest Indian fast bowler to 200 Test wickets and the second fastest to 100 ODI wickets.
He was named Player of the Tournament in the 2024 T20 World Cup, taking 15 wickets with an average economy of 4.17.
He took a nine-wicket haul in the Melbourne Test in December 2024.
He scored his maiden first-class half-century (55 not out) against Australia A in December 2020.