‘Something I can tell…’: Jasprit Bumrah speaks about sharing his story of getting named in Lord’s Honours Board with his son

By his own admission, Jasprit Bumrah is no spring chicken and doesn’t have energy to celebrate like a 21-year-old. Instead of overt celebrations, he is creating milestones, one game at a time and saving those stories for his son Angad’s grown-up years.

Like his 5/74 which will be on the Lord’s Honours board following a special spell on day two of the second Test against England. The Indian pace spearhead reached the coveted milestone by castling Jofra Archer but there were no over the top celebrations as one would expect from Bumrah.

“Reality is I was tired. I can’t jump around like a 21-year-old. I was happy that I contributed. The name on the Honours board feels good. It is something I can tell my son about when he is grown up,” said Bumrah who had rested from the Edgbaston Test due to workload management.

“People want to sensationalise for viewership, I understand they want to make money through all that. I am happy that I am helping them do that. Memories are important and want to contribute as much as I can,” said Bumrah as a sly dig at the critics who questioned his fitness.

As of now, Jasprit Bumrah is in Indian Test squad for the five-match England series. He has been assigned three of the five matches in order to manage his workload- where he played in the series opener in Headingley (Leeds), is playing in the third match in Lord’s (London), and is going to play the final match of the series in The Oval (London).