Watch: Jasprit Bumrah imitates Anil Kumble’s bowling motion within the nets forward of 1st Check

India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was noticed imitating legendary Anil Kumble within the nets forward of the all-important four-Check collection towards England, scheduled to begin from February 5 in Chennai. Recognized for his pinpoint accuracy and toe-crushing yorkers, Bumrah got here up with ‘never-seen-before’ motion whereas gearing up for the primary Check.

In a video shared by the BCCI, Bumrah was seen imitating Kumble’s motion. “We’ve all seen @Jaspritbumrah93’s fiery yorkers and sharp bouncers. Here is presenting a never-seen-before model of the quick bowler. Growth tries to emulate the legendary @anilkumble1074’s bowling motion and just about nails it,” BCCI wrote because the caption.

Throughout the IPL 2020, Mumbai Indians (MI) had additionally shared a clip of Bumrah imitating six bowlers together with Lasith Malinga.

We’ve all seen @Jaspritbumrah93‘s fiery yorkers and sharp bouncers. Right here’s presenting a never-seen-before model of the quick bowler.

Growth tries to emulate the legendary @anilkumble1074‘s bowling motion and just about nails it! pic.twitter.com/wLmPXQGYgC

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 30, 2021

The Mumbai outfit requested followers to guess the completely different bowling actions tried by Bumrah. The bowler started with the motion of MI teammate Malinga, who withdrew from the earlier IPL version because of private causes.

Bumrah then imitated Australia’s Glenn McGrath, earlier than making an attempt a left-arm bowling motion of former Indian bowler Ashish Nehra. The 27-year-old, then, turned to spin bowling, imitating Kedar Jadhav, Shane Warne and Kumble respectively.

📹 Are you able to guess all 6️⃣ bowlers Growth is making an attempt to mimic? 🤔

PS: Watch for the bonus spherical 😉 #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/RMBlzeI6Rw

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 7, 2020

Kumble, considered one of many best tweakers of all time, has 619 Check scalps beneath his belt, and is third within the listing of main wicket-takers within the longest format of the game, solely behind Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Australia’s Shane Warne (708).