This comes after India outplayed South Africa to seal a dominant 101-run victory in the opening T20I on Tuesday. Singh achieved a significant milestone as he became the joint-highest wicket-taker for India in the first six overs of T20Is, claiming 47 wickets. He now stands level with Bhuvnes
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah became only the second from his team to complete 100 wickets in T20Is and joined the elite list of bowlers to have completed 100 wickets in all formats of international cricket.
Bumrah made his international debut in early 2016 during India's white-ball tour of Australia. Before this, he had an outstanding domestic season, excelling for Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy and topping the bowling charts in the Vijay Hazare tournament. He was the highest wicket-taker in the T
Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav praised Jasprit Bumrah's influence on the team after clinching the T20 series against Australia 2-1, highlighting his experience and leadership.
"If I'm someone like him, I'd play as much as I can. Not think about resting or conserving energy or maybe looking after the body. I think if you're ready to play, then you go out and represent your country," he added.
"He knows how to come and play cricket here. He has been here, he has visited this country the most from all the guys. So all of them have spoken to him. He is very open and very helpful in that," he added.
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav came out in support of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who was expected to revel in an odyssey, but became the central figure of the horror show during their six-wicket win over arch-rival Pakistan in the Super Fours clash at the ongoing Asia Cup in Duba
Bumrah achieved this feat during his side's Asia Cup clash against Pakistan at Dubai. 'Jassi Bhai' was solid with the ball, picking up two wickets for 28 runs in four overs at an economy rate of 7.00. His wicket-tally included wicketkeeper-batter Mohammed Haris and Sufiyan Muqeem.
"I spoke to (Mohammed) Siraj and he told me that when nothing is happening, how you enjoy that phase would tell you how successful you could be in red-ball cricket. He gave me this small tip. I really liked it," he noted
On this day in 2021, batting maestro Virat Kohli delivered his iconic speech, "For 60 overs they should feel like hell out there," as India went on to stage an instant Test classic against England at the 'Home of Cricket', Lord's.
With skipper Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj leading the batting and wicket-taking charts, Team India secured a memorable six-run win at The Oval to end the series on a 2-2 draw.
Bowling coach Morne Morkel had effusive praise in store for "outstanding" Mohammed Siraj, who took the mantle of spearheading India's pace attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, while "enjoying" the added responsibility during the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England