Rohit Sharma always backed me, gave me the freedom to do what I wanted at Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah

India’s gun fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has showered praise on Rohit Sharma for always backing him and giving him the freedom to do what he wanted at Mumbai Indians in the IPL.

Bumrah shot himself into the limelight in the IPL as he was able to impress with his skills of hitting the blockhole.

Bumrah kept growing in confidence as he came with impressive performances while playing for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. The ace paceman did a fine job for Mumbai and also played a key role in the success of the franchise over the years.

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma is well known to get the best out of the young players and he has played a key role in the upward swing of Jasprit Bumrah. The right-arm pacer has taken 130 wickets in 106 IPL matches at an average of 23.05 and an economy rate of 7.42.

Furthermore, Bumrah was able to take the giant strides after making his International debut. Bumrah has an awkward action and it is not easy for the batters to pick him.

Jasprit Bumrah said on Ravichandran Ashwin YouTube Channel, “He saw me bowling in the nets and the skills that I have. He always backed me, told me to believe in myself. Whenever in the initial stages as well, he had a lot of trust in me. He would give me the important overs. It’s been the same relationship.

“Now we have reached a stage he doesn’t even tell me things. He will tell ‘you set the field on your own, if you have any changes, tell me, I will do that’. He has had that trust because I have made things work. Somedays, things might not go well, but he always has kept the atmosphere in our team very simple and calm.

“Under him, I have got the freedom to do whatever I want. That has really helped me.”

On the other hand, Bumrah revealed that Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond pushed him out of his comfort zone to get the best out of him.

“When I went to MI, Shane Bond and the Mumbai Indians set-up taught me how to plan and analyse for different batters. When I started, I had 2-3 deliveries. I did not know what field to have when. I used to say ‘I am going to bowl this delivery, you set the field accordingly because I did not know where the ball would good because my accuracy was still in development.

Bumrah has been doing a fine job for Mumbai Indians and India and he would aim to continue the good show.