Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Jasprit Bumrah

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian athlete Jasprit Bumrah.
Last updated on November 7, 2024.
Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah is an Indian international cricketer, who plays for the Indian national cricket team in all formats of the game. He is the first Asian bowler to take 5 wickets in a test innings in South Africa, England and Australia during the same calendar year. He also holds the record for most runs scored in a single over in a Test match, when he scored 35 runs off the bowling of Stuart Broad at Edgbaston in July 2022.

It feels good that the captain has so much of confidence in you that he gives you freedom to do whatever you want.
I am happy to bowl wherever my captain wants me to bowl. If he tells me to bowl upfront and be aggressive with the new ball, I am happy to do that.
As a kid, I was like anybody else, playing cricket, enjoying it. The only difference is, right from when I can remember, I always used to love bowling. — © Jasprit Bumrah
As a kid, I was like anybody else, playing cricket, enjoying it. The only difference is, right from when I can remember, I always used to love bowling.
As a bunch, when you're getting wickets, it's always good. You can create pressure from both ends.
I try to mix my pace and try to use yorkers.
As a bowler, you have to constantly have to learn new things, and that's been my main aim all the time.
Confidence is not dented after one match. If it happens, then you don't deserve to play.
Lasith Malinga has been a great influence for me to bowl yorkers consistently.
Dot balls help build pressure, so even if you are not getting wickets, somebody from the other end is getting wickets, and the job is done.
Earlier, I only used to get the ball into right handers. Over the years, I have developed some variations, thanks to first-class cricket and IPL.
Bowlers have to adapt all the time.
I have been lucky enough to work with such coaches who didn't try to change me but always told me to back myself.
It was always a dream to play Test cricket and get a first five-wicket haul over here. — © Jasprit Bumrah
It was always a dream to play Test cricket and get a first five-wicket haul over here.
If the team wants me to bowl first-change, I am happy to do that. If they want me to bowl with the new ball, I am happy to do that.
I always try and emphasize on having specific net sessions on 'death bowling.' It is similar to length balls - the more you practice, the better you get at it.
I have learnt a lot from the Indian team.
If I say I don't believe in myself, who else will?
If I am not able to execute my plans, then I feel I am not up to the mark and there has been a mistake on my part. Then I try to keep a cool head and try to do it all over again.
It is always good when you have an experienced coach who knows your strengths and weaknesses.
I used to play tennis ball cricket quite a lot before playing serious cricket. Over there, you bowl yorkers. That could be the reason I bowl yorkers.
There is not a single cricketer who has not made a mistake.
IPL has helped me tremendously.
If you don't believe in yourself, nobody can help you.
Self-belief, I think, is my biggest strength. The mental toughness comes into play whenever the chips are down.
In white-ball cricket, things are different - over there, you outsmart the batsman, and over here in Test cricket, it's all about patience and consistency.
The only focus for me is on my preparation, my execution, and what I can do for the team.
As a bowler, my motto is not to get too excited and not to get too down after every match.
I always try to keep calm.
It's always difficult when you bowl at the death.
It is always good to have a break. Whenever you return from the break, the hunger is back, the body is fresh, you are up and running in good spirit.
I look to learn from everyone.
When I made my First-Class debut, my first spell was of 10 overs. So I was always used to bowling lot of overs in Ranji Trophy, which always helps.
I just try to back myself in any situation that I go.
You can't wicket 5-6 wickets every session.
You don't get anything easy. You have to work for it.
I focus on what has helped me, and I try to focus on my body and what do I need to keep myself fit.
You bowl according to situations - whether at the death or at the beginning.
It's always good when you got competition in the team. — © Jasprit Bumrah
It's always good when you got competition in the team.
Whenever I go to a new country, I always plan in advance. Before visiting the country, I have a look at a few videos: what works over there, what the home team does over there.
I don't think I have a reputation to live up to and that I need to do things to satisfy that.
I have bowled with the new ball before when I came into the Indian team in the T20 formats.
I'm not shy.
I don't focus on what the experts are saying or not.
I want to keep on adding new skills to my armoury.
You never know when your chance will come. You have to be mentally prepared and be in best shape possible.
Nowadays, with technology coming into cricket, people start to analyse, and if you only have one or two tricks, people will start to line you up.
It's always better for the bowlers to stick to a line and length, and that helps you get wickets.
I always wanted to play Test cricket, but people have only seen me in first-class cricket. I was always confident that, whenever I get a chance, I would be able to do well.
It is very important for long tours to enjoy the country and see the places. — © Jasprit Bumrah
It is very important for long tours to enjoy the country and see the places.
Learn from the mistake you made and go forward.
I always loved Test cricket, and I rate it very highly.
I plan and I back myself in whichever situation I'm bowling.
Whenever a plan works, it's a good feeling.
My focus is to always enjoy and bowl good lines and lengths.
I enjoy playing each and every format, but for me, Test cricket is at the paramount level because I feel everything is tested at that level.
On a good day, when you have a clear plan, you are able to execute whatever you wanted.
You can't be taking every opinion seriously.
I think every bit of knowledge that you get is very important.
I don't take praise or criticism seriously.
You never know: anything can happen on any day.
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