IPL 2021: Virender Sehwag calls Jasprit Bumrah ‘Brahmastra’ of Mumbai Indians

IPL 2021: Virender Sehwag calls Jasprit Bumrah ‘Brahmastra’ of Mumbai Indians

Virender Sehwag and Jasprit Bumrah

Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag leapt praises for Mumbai Indians (MI) pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah. The cricketer-turned-commentator called him the ‘Brahmastra’ of the defending champions 

“He (Bumrah) is Mumbai Indians’ ‘Brahmastra’; as long as they have the ‘Brahmastra’, they are ‘Ajay’ (unbeatable),” Sehwag was quoted as saying on Cricbuzz.

Virender Sehwag also talked about a chance of seeing Hardik Pandya bowl during the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). He mentioned that MI brought Kieron Pollard to bowl as Vijay Shankar is a similar kind of bowler who turned out to be effective in the first innings. Pandya is yet to bowl even a single over in the ongoing IPL edition owing to his workload management done by the franchise.

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“When Jonny Bairstow hit plenty from Krunal Pandya’s two overs, that is why [Kieron] Pollard was brought on. They thought the way Vijay Shankar bowled, even Pollard could be useful the same way. That’s when I thought that we might get to see Hardik Pandya bowl as well,” he stated.

“He is good at bowling the slower balls. His pace has decreased due to back problems and doesn’t bowl as fast as he used to but he’s good at changing the pace of the ball,” Sehwag said.

Sehwag on why MI is the best team of IPL

Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians

Virender Sehwag mentioned that Mumbai Indians is the most balanced side of the entire tournament. He said that MI players adapt themselves exceptionally according to the situation and win games for their team.

“This is why we say Mumbai Indians are the best team of this tournament; that is because they can defend low totals and also chase down high targets. In the bowling department, they have Boult, Bumrah, Rahul Chahar and all three did their job very efficiently,” Sehwag added.

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