MI’s star bowler Jasprit Bumrah who is currently the No. 1 bowler in the Test cricket as per the ICC rankings was seen lending advice to the RR’s pacer Tushar Deshpande who has been struggling with his form in the ongoing IPL season. Pacer Deshpande maintained his record of 38 combined wickets during his time at Chennai Super Kings (CSK) before joining his new IPL 2025 franchise. During his eight matches in IPL 2025 Deshpande allowed just six overpowers while maintaining an economy rate of 11.
The Advice That Bumrah Gave To Deshpande
“Need to be a bit more aggressive in terms of mindset. Aggressive doesn’t mean trying to take a wicket on every single ball. It means thinking, ‘I’ll bowl a good ball, but I’ll get you out. Go on, hit a six. How many can you hit? You hit me, fine, I’ll come back harder,” Bumrah was filmed telling Deshpande, in a video posted on social media by Rajasthan Royals.
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Reason Behind Bumrah Giving This Advice To Deshpande
This advice was give to the RR’s pacer by Bumrah as an aim to help Deshpande develop more assertive and confident bowling approach. As he has been struggling to make a significant impact in the tournament. In IPL 2025 Tushar Deshpande has played in 8 matches where he bowled 144 balls and allowed 270 runs and secured 6 wickets throughout the tournament. His best bowling figures were 3/44. Deshpande faced challenges during the season as he kept a fifty average combined with eleven runs per over and twenty-four balls for each wicket.
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