Ishan Kishan Reveals Jasprit Bumrah's Intensity in Practice Sessions

Ishan Kishan has made a strong comeback to the Indian side after a long absence. The wicketkeeper-batter recently led Jharkhand to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title, and his performances quickly secured him a spot in India’s T20 World Cup squad. Since his return to Team India, Ishan has registered scores of 76, 28 and his maiden T20I hundred with 103. However, Kishan admits there is one bowler he still finds extremely difficult to handle — Jasprit Bumrah. The 27-year-old recently revealed a story about Jasprit Bumrah that Ishan is sure to irk the Indian speedster. Ishan revealed that Bumrah, known for challenging batters globally, also does not go easy on his own teammates, who are not exempt when the Indian pace spearhead gets into competitive mode during practice sessions. While discussing tough bowlers, Kishan also mentioned leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal before revealing how intense Bumrah can be even in practice sessions. “Among spinners, I find Yuzi bhai [Yuzvendra Chahal] tough to play; I think he’s figured me out. In pace, I mean, no one is better than [Jasprit] Bumrah bhai. Let me tell you a story. Bura maan jayenge. (He may feel upset) that I say this everywhere. When we practice, we often get different wickets. Some will be grassy, others will be dry. But whenever it’s grassy, usually the bowlers go easy on batters, but Bumrah doesn’t believe in it. If a batter middles the ball, you know he’ll bowl a barrage of bouncers later," Ishan was quoted as saying on the 2 sloggers podcast. Kishan knows Bumrah all too well from his long stint with Mumbai Indians, where he spent several seasons sharing the nets. Though he moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad last season and scored 354 runs, including an unbeaten 106, his years facing Bumrah in training left a lasting impression — against Bumrah, even teammates get no easy deliveries.