Published 15:47 IST, October 9th 2019
Nita Ambani recalls Jasprit Bumrah's journey, heaps praise on him
Nita Ambani, the chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, on Wednesday, heaped praises on Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah and went on to call him an inspiration
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Nita Ambani, chairperson of Reliance Foundation, on Wednesday, heaped praises on Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah and went on to call him an inspiration for young boys and girls.
Jasprit Bumrah has grabbed eyeballs with his unique bowling style, his sling-arm action and his natural pace. peculiar release point of Bumrah's deliveries makes it hard for a batsman to judge his approach. 25-year-old has played 12 test matches in which he has taken 62 wickets with an aver of 19.24. Though he will t be seen delivering his yorkers against South Africa, 2019 has been a phemenal year for Bumrah.
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Bumrah's transformational journey
Bumrah first me helines while playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL. franchise played a crucial role in scouting player after looking at his unique bowling action and speed. Nita Ambani lauded Bumrah's transformational journey and also mentioned that Mumbai Indians have discovered several young talents like Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and so many more in last dece.
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"Transformational journey of a young boy who was discovered by Mumbai Indians (MI) from a small town of India has been exceptional. Today, Bumrah is an inspiration to countless young boys and girls. In last ten years MI have discovered several young talents like Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and so many more," Nita Ambani said at Sports Business Summit in London.
Audacious aspirations in India
Nita Ambani went on to highlight importance of sports in one's life and said,
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"Sport is a great teacher, it is a magical equaliser and in a young country like India aspirations are so audacious, renalin so high and appetite to achieve so strong that if you can just guide and steer our in right direction, y will script most stunning success stories world has ever seen."
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15:07 IST, October 9th 2019