Sports
Home > Sports
From being mocked & doubted, Bumrah's 'action' takes him far
TIWN
TIWN
PHOTO : TIWN
Ahmedabad, Feb 28 (TIWN) When Jasprit Bumrah started troubling young batsmen with pace generated by his quick arm action and short run-up at his school's cricket academy, a few other pace-bowling trainees approached their coach, mocking and doubting his action.
"They said he was throwing the ball and doubted his action. I, too, was surprised with the amount of pace he was getting with such a short run-up. I realised he was getting speed from his shoulder, which was strong," recalls Kishore Trivedi, who was running the Royal Cricket Academy (RCA) at Nirman High School.
Bumrah's mother was initially a teacher at this school and had graduated to become the vice-principal.
"His action was unusual but I said 'this is not throwing'. I told them 'you feel that way because his front arm is like that (extending)'," Trivedi recollects.
Add your Comment
Comments (0)
More Sports
- IPL 2024: Dominant Chennai Super Kings outplay Gujarat Titans in 63-run victory
- IPL 2024: Bowlers, Kohli and Karthik help RCB overpower PBKS by four wickets
- Formula 1: Sainz storms to victory amid drama in Australia; Verstappen retires, Russell crashes out
- IPL 2024: Russell's all-round show, Rana's brilliant final over top Klassen's stunning 63 as KKR beat SRH by 4 runs
- IPL 2024: Rana's brilliant final over tops Klassen's stunning 63 as KKR beat SRH by 4 runs