Jasprit Bumrah Be the player with the highest retention rate among the five players mumbai indians Reserved before entering thursday indian premier leagueAhead of the IPL mega auction later this month, the ace fast bowler is happy to stay with the team where he began his journey to the top and play the role of a senior member.
Bumrah has been paid INR 180 million as the first retained player.
“I came here when I was 19. Now I’m about to turn 31 and have a son, so it’s been a full journey. I’m happy that this journey is still going on, there’s no better feeling, “Bumrah said in a video shared by MI on Thursday.
Bumrah said he is ready to reward himself for the wealth of experience he has gained during his IPL journey, something he has always expected from the legend since he first entered the IPL as a teenager.
“When I came, all the legends were here and I used to ask a lot of questions. So now, the roles are slowly changing and a lot of young people are coming into our team and they are eight or nine years younger than us so I always Was happy to help because when I started I got a lot of help… always trying my best to contribute whenever I could,” he added.
Bumrah, who finished last in the last edition of the IPL, said MI was keen to turn things around and knew how to do so having won the title five times in the past.
“We’ve had success in the past, we know how to win championships. Look at yourself, correct your mistakes and try to take a positive approach. That’s always worked for us and I think that’s what we should be doing. “We’re going to focus on that and hopefully through that. Positive progress and we will achieve good results,” he added.
MI replace Rohit Sharma as captain indian cricket league 2024 Hardik Pandya was appointed in his place after the all-rounder was traded to the Gujarat Titans.
Bumrah, meanwhile, continues to perform well, including at the T20 World Cup earlier this year where he was named ‘Man of the Tournament’ and is MI’s second most successful bowler after Lasith Malinga.
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Malinga is now MI’s bowling coach.
“I don’t want to be an ordinary cricketer, I want to contribute more and do something special. So I don’t see my overs as gold, I see them as a responsibility,” he said. “The winning mentality is always there because you’re in this sport to win. If you just compete, it doesn’t end well.”
