Be it within the Men in Blue or these in golden blue, Jasprit Bumrah has been the saviour for many of the final decade. No surprise then that with him having been sidelined from the primary fortnight of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Indians is way from having set the stage alight in IPL 2025.
Naturally, when he joined the squad on Saturday, MI obtained an enormous morale boost. When he ran in — albeit not in full steam — and requested a couple of inquiries to the batters ahead of Monday’s marquee clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the MI camp noticed a number of faces gentle up regardless of mediocre outcomes to date.
Such has been his aura that Bumrah’s availability for the essential sport — confirmed by head coach Mahela Jayawardene — will certainly lend stability to the MI line-up. With Bumrah lacking in motion and Rohit Sharma — who had a protracted stint within the bat — lacking out on its earlier loss in Lucknow after being hit on his knee within the nets, MI has had little to rejoice to date.
But the five-time champion will financial institution on Bumrah to showcase his class and limit an outfit that began its marketing campaign on music. Having overcome Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings earlier than struggling a setback against Gujarat Titans, RCB might be eager on registering a hat-trick of wins against three of essentially the most profitable IPL franchises.
Virat Kohli and Phil Salt might be hoping to counter the tempo and swing of Trent Boult and Bumrah. With the red-soil floor aiding the MI tempo pack in its earlier residence sport, RCB’s Josh Hazlewood might be trying ahead to spitting venom against Rohit and Co.
Having suffered three losses in 4 outings to date, time is operating out for MI. Can Bumrah give it a breath of recent air?
Published – April 06, 2025 09:13 pm IST
