Majority of the test playing cricket nations are blessed to possess the cricketers who can bat down deep and can also strike some meaty blows down the order. Players like James Faulkner, Sam Curran have taken it to another level by rescuing their teams on several occasions, batting down the order.
India is currently in Australia where they will be playing a full fledged series which includes 3 T20, 3 ODIs and 4 test matches. The men in blue will surely miss the services of all-rounder Hardik Pandya who may have proved fruitful with the ball on the fast track wickets of Australia as well he could be a handy customer with the bat down the order.
In his absence, pacer Jasprit Bumrah was captured striking the ball in the nets before the first T20 in Brisbane. The 24-years-old from Ahmedabad just averages 4.00 in T20I and he will be looking to better the record.
India will be hoping that Bumrah shines with the ball in the series but his exploits with the bat may also prove beneficial for India.
Twitter users were entertained with the act and some even termed him to be the next Kapil Dev of India.
* Bumrah batting *
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Don’t say it…Wasim : He reminds me of my younger days ?
— Elite Punekar (@imsgshinde) November 19, 2018
Next Kapil Dev or Stuart Binny
??— Ramji B (@ImRamji91) November 19, 2018
Gud move !!! 100% Bumrah going to be in squad for next 5-10yrs so he need to contribute something in bat !!
No worries in his bowling?
— Manoj (@sachinmanoj98) November 19, 2018
Nice to see @Jaspritbumrah93 getting some time with the bat. Lower order contributions are such important in today’s game & keep it up bumrah.
— Ajay Ydv (@AjayYdv7) November 20, 2018
Instead of searching batsman who could bowl a bit we can ask our top class bowlers to bat a bit like Bhuvi does
— dillipkumar (@bravedil) November 20, 2018
