Jasprit Bumrah, has been one of the most successful bowlers in the recent time. The pacer after his amazing stint at the recently concluded Asia Cup 2018 in UAE has been rested from the squad. He might have been rested for the five-match ODI series against West Indies but he surely has a lot of fans. This includes a 5-year-old Pakistani boy who became the pacer’s fan during Asia Cup 2018. He went on to copy Bumrah’s bowling action and the video of the same viral. For a couple of days now, the clip has been making the rounds of social media and obviously, the pacer noticed the same.

Bumrah took to Twitter and retweeted the video and wrote, “5 Years Old kid from pak is a big fan of You.. after watching you in the recently concluded Asia cup every time he tries to bowl like him,” the tweet, which was posted along with the video of the boy, said. Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah Maintain Their Top Positions in ICC ODI Rankings.

The right-arm claimed 8 wickets in with an average of 16. The right-arm pacer has represented India in 6 Tests, 41 ODIs and 35 T20Is. He earned his Test cap on January 5, 2018, when he made his debut against South Africa in Cape Town. The 24-year-old bowler has taken 28 Test, 72 ODI and 43 T20I wickets. His best bowling figures of five for 27 came against Sri Lanka.

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