Jasprit Bumrah is one of the most feared pacers in the cricketing world. While his average speed revolves around the 140kph mark, it’s his metronomic accuracy and variations that make him rule the roost. Bumrah is capable of turning games on their head.
He has perfected a deadly yorker, bowls a deceptive slower ball, and can bowl a mean bouncer. He can also move the ball both ways in conditions where there is even a hint of swing or seam movement available.
Bumrah played a significant role in guiding India to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 title. In the signature ICC event, played in the USA and the Caribbean, Bumrah bowled a total of 29.4 balls and gave away 124 runs. He snared 15 scalps at a miserly economy rate of 4.17 while averaging 8.26 runs per wicket.
He was adjudged the Player of the Tournament.In the IPL, Bumrah plays for the five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI). He made his IPL debut in the 2013 season and has claimed 185 wickets in 153 appearances. He is one of the few players who have represented only a single franchise in the cash-rich league.
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Bumrah was retained by Mumbai Indians for a paycheck of INR 18 crore for the 2026 season.Meanwhile, Shaheen Shah Afridi is one of the best seamers that Pakistan have produced in recent times. Afridi has an excellent ability to make the ball tail back into the right-handers.
He can also straighten it away from them from an angle.Akin to Bumrah, Shaheen is also a wonderful exponent of the yorker. He uses the yorker primarily at the death to get the better of batters. Shaheen leads Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Just like Bumrah, Shaheen has also played for only one franchise in his PSL career.Shaheen made his PSL debut in the 2017/18 season. He is the most successful captain in the tournament’s history. Shaheen has won three PSL titles as captain – the most in the competition. Shaheen has a PKR 7 million (INR 2.38 crore) contract with Lahore in 2026.
