Jasprit Bumrah’s childhood coach reveals Jasprit Bumrah wasn’t serious about cricket

Jasprit Bumrah’s childhood coach, Kishore Trivedi, who is also the father of former Rajasthan Royals (RR) and India U19 pacer Siddharth Trivedi, has revealed that the Indian ace pacer wasn’t very serious about the game during his school days.

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Notably, Bumrah first hooked the spotlight as a teenager way back in 2013. Kishore, who runs his Royal Cricket Academy in Ahmedabad, first met Bumrah when he was a 15-year-old at Nirman High School.

Speaking exclusively to India Today, Kishore also disclosed his advice to Bumrah during the latter’s school days, stating that the cricketer was advised to take the game more seriously to make it to the highest level. 

"He was studying at Nirman High School. He came to me one day when he was 16 years of age and enrolled in the academy. At that time, he was mainly playing school cricket and was not very serious about it. I watched him for a couple of days and then told him that if he wanted to get serious, he had to come regularly. You cannot practice one day and then stay absent for the next three," Trivedi told India Today.

"I told him he had the talent, and if he wanted to, he could play at the highest level," he added.

Delving into the details of the semi-final between India and England, the former was tasked to bat first after losing the toss. Sanju Samson's exceptional 89-run knock off 42 balls with eight fours and seven sixes propelled India to post a daunting total of 253/7 in 20 overs.

In the chase, England looked in complete control, thanks to Jacob Bethell's impressive century, scoring 105 runs in 48 balls with eight fours and seven sixes at a strike rate of 218.75. However, it was Bumrah’s last two overs of his spell that turned the course of England’s chase, giving India an edge to win the game eventually.

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