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Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is an Indian right-arm fast bowler whose 2024 season brought the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award, the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award and T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament honours.
IndiaBorn 6 December 1993
Current statusActive India and Mumbai Indians cricketer; status snapshot verified 22 October 2026. Historical injury references are not current-fitness claims.
The verified profile
Jasprit Bumrah built his career from Gujarat domestic cricket and a 2013 Mumbai Indians breakthrough into an all-format India role. His record is best read by format and date: the 2024 T20 World Cup campaign, 71 Test wickets in calendar 2024, a 32-wicket Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, and a later 504-wicket international snapshot are distinct measures, not one blended total. [S2] [S4] [S5] [S8]
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9How to read the player
Bumrah’s significance comes from repeat impact in different match contexts. The source record combines a long MI association, high-value Test and T20I spells, and a controlled return after a documented 2022 absence. This profile keeps every number tied to a format, competition and as-of date, and avoids turning historical medical reporting into a current availability claim.
Original analysis by Cricket deskCareer, life and public work
Every section and number below is tied to the named source ledger. Sport-specific statistics retain their stated scope and verification date.
Matches across Tests, ODIs and T20Is
Olympics.com snapshot: 52 Tests, 89 ODIs and 95 T20Is; retrieved 22 October 2026.
Total international wickets
All-format total in the Olympics.com comparison table; retrieved 22 October 2026.
Wickets
13 Test matches in calendar 2024.
Bowling average
Calendar-year 2024 Test average.
Strike rate
Calendar-year 2024 Test strike rate.
Wickets
Eight matches; Player of the Tournament.
Bowling average
Eight-match tournament average.
Economy rate
Tournament economy rate, not an all-format or all-edition rate.
Wickets
Five Tests; Player of the Series.
Wickets
15 matches for Mumbai Indians in the championship-winning season.
Wickets
13 matches for Mumbai Indians in the season table.
Wickets
12 games for Mumbai Indians; club profile reports 6.67 economy.
Mumbai Indians career wickets
MI profile’s 2025 snapshot and explicitly not treated as a live 2026 career total.
Wickets
Olympics.com reports Bumrah as joint-highest wicket-taker with Varun Chakaravarthy.
Personal background
Jasprit Bumrah is an Indian right-arm fast bowler, born on 6 December 1993. The reviewed first-party sources establish his Gujarat and Mumbai Indians pathway without requiring unsupported private or family detail. [S2] [S6]
Professional journey
His route into elite cricket ran through domestic T20 cricket and the Mumbai Indians system. BCCI records that John Wright saw him in the 2013 Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament, after which Bumrah received an IPL contract. The same account places his first India call-up in the 2016 Australia T20I series. [S2]
Playing career
Bumrah made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians in 2013 and his international career began in limited-overs cricket in 2016; his Test career followed in 2018. Mumbai Indians records show a long franchise association and five IPL titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. [S2] [S6] [S7]
Playing style and role
The evidence supports a role-based description rather than a speculative biomechanical breakdown: Bumrah is a right-arm fast bowler who has been used across Tests, ODIs and T20Is, including new-ball and high-pressure phases. The ICC and Olympics.com records show his value through control, wicket-taking and repeat impact in major matches. [S4] [S8]
Setbacks and comebacks
In October 2022, BCCI ruled Bumrah out of the T20 World Cup after a back injury and medical assessment. ICC later described his return to Test cricket in late 2023 after a long back-injury absence; the Olympics.com feature records an 11-month absence and surgery. These are historical facts, not a statement about current fitness. [S3] [S5] [S8]
Post-playing work
Bumrah remains an active player in the reviewed source set, so no post-playing role is presented. [S6]
Public ventures and business
The reviewed primary source set documents Bumrah’s playing and franchise work but does not establish a qualifying athlete-owned company, investment, foundation leadership role or other public business venture. This is a limit of the reviewed sources, not a claim that no ventures exist. Endorsement or sponsorship claims are omitted unless separately verified. [S6]
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- Mumbai Indians IPL debut
Debuted for MI against RCB and took 3/32, including Virat Kohli’s wicket.
BCCI - India limited-overs debut pathway
BCCI records his maiden India call-up for the Australia T20I series.
BCCI - Test debut era
ICC’s 2024 award coverage treats his later Test career as an established part of his all-format record; this staged timeline keeps the year at the previously verified profile level.
ICC - Career-best IPL season in MI’s title campaign
Took 27 wickets in 15 games.
Mumbai Indians - Ruled out of T20 World Cup
BCCI announced his withdrawal after a back injury and medical assessment.
BCCI - Return to international cricket
ICC describes his return to Test cricket in late 2023 following a long back-injury absence; BCCI’s earlier account dates the limited-overs call-up to 2016.
ICC - T20 World Cup and ICC awards season
Won Player of the Tournament at the T20 World Cup and later the two major ICC 2024 men’s awards.
ICC
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year
Won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for his 2024 season.
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year
Named the 2024 award winner after a 71-wicket Test calendar year.
T20 World Cup 2024 Player of the Tournament
India’s title-winning campaign included 15 wickets in eight matches.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25 Player of the Series
Took 32 wickets in five Tests.
Mumbai Indians IPL titles
Part of title-winning MI teams in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
SportsHub4U writes verified facts in original language and links to the source pages used. Each link records the evidence reviewed for this dossier.
- 01SportsHub4U
Jasprit Bumrah
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 02BCCI
Bumrah credits IPL for maiden India call-up
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Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
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Winner crowned of the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year
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India bowling icon named ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 06Mumbai Indians
Jasprit Bumrah Profile
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From 2013-2024, the Jasprit Bumrah road to greatness
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 08Olympics.com
Jasprit Bumrah and the GOAT debate: Is he India’s best bowler ever?
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