Jasprit Bumrah, an Indian pacer has said that ‘captaincy’ is just a post and he never wants to take up the role just for the sake of personal satisfaction.
Jasprit Bumrah is currently India’s vice-captain in the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Jasprit Bumrah : Captaincy Just A Post
The selectors and captain Rohit Sharma has himself said that Jasprit Bumrah alongside KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are being honed as leaders. On the prospect of captaining the Indian team one day, Jasprit Bumrah wants to stay quiet and do his job. He does not want to overthink about captaincy. Jasprit Bumrah said he doesn’t go around looking for posts but will “never shy away” from the responsibility of leading a team if given an opportunity.
“I don’t like to chase things because I don’t want to. See I am a person who believes that God has a plan and everything will find out its own way, so I don’t like to hamper things that are there. I never try to change anything. Whatever role is asked of me
“I would do it with the best ability that I can. I don’t want to change the whole organization, you are always a leader when you are a senior member of the team so it’s just a post that comes with you,” Bumrah told teammate Ravichandran Ashwin on the latter’s YouTube channel.
“Basically, you try to help all the people in whatever capacity you can. Even in Mumbai Indians, you have got a lot of senior players but now I am one of the senior players as well so you help the captain, you help everyone, you play the leadership role even when you are not asked to. That’s how I look at it.
I never want to, you know, just for personal satisfaction have that okay I want to be in this I have to be the captain. It’s just a post, it’s just a name, you have to do your job and you have to help people in the best way you can,” he added.
Further talking about captaincy, Bumrah said: “Yes, if given an opportunity at any scenario, it would be an honour and I would never ever shy away from that, but it is something that I don’t go looking for, that is how I look at the leadership aspect of the game.”
Jasprit Bumrah, who the franchise retained as the second player for INR 12 crore before IPL 2022, has never worn another shirt than the Mumbai Indians. In his 106-match career, he has picked 130 wickets at 23.04 with an economy rate of 7.42.
Jasprit Bumrah Impressed By Rohit Sharma’s Calm Demeanour And Leading Team By Example
Jasprit Bumrah had first announced his arrival during the IPL 2013 while playing for the Mumbai Indians and since then, he has gone on to become one of the finest pacers India has produced. At present, Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians teammate Jasprit Bumrah is acting as his deputy in both the T20I and Test squads against Sri Lanka.
Recalling his initial days with Mumbai Indians, Jasprit Bumrah revealed how Rohit Sharma gave him a lot of confidence and entrusted him with the crucial overs.
Talking about his equation with Rohit Sharma, Bumrah said: “He has a lot of trusts and that is always the best place for me as a bowler because, then, I have got the freedom to do whatever I want to. That is really beneficial for me as a bowler and it’s very important for me going further.”
“He has had that trust because he has followed whatever I have said, asked for a field and that has worked so the relationship has really developed. Rohit is known for his calm demeanour and leads the team by example, something that has impressed Bumrah,” he added.
Jasprit Bumrah had taken a rest for the limited-overs series against West Indies, but now he has made a comeback for the ongoing Sri Lanka series. With Rohit Sharma hinting at big changes for the 3rd T20I in Dharamshala ahead of the Test series, he is likely to rest.
Jasprit Bumrah could lead in his absence. Other than him, there could be a plethora of changes with Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, and Avesh Khan all set to come back while Mayank Agarwal could be set for his T20I debut