While IPL 2019 is just one month away to begin, Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Jasprit Bumrah has challenged his national team skipper Virat Kohli, who is the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
The whole country will be soon under the IPL fever as the IPL 2019 will begin on 23 March. Recently, the governing body has announced the schedule of the first two weeks of the tournament. So, every team is getting ready for the upcoming franchise tournament.
Currently, the Indian national cricketers are busy in the international cricket assignment. India is set to play the two-match T20I and five-match ODI series at home against Australia from 24 February to 13 March. After completion of this series, every Indian cricketer will be busy for the new IPL season. Many Indian cricketers will be not more on-field friends during the upcoming IPL season, just like Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli.
The 25-year-old pacer Jasprit Bumrah will represent Mumbai Indians, and the 30-year-old Virat Kohli will lead RCB. While the IPL 2019 is just one month away, the present IPL broadcasting channel Star Sports has uploaded a rivalry video. In this video, the Indian pacer has directly challenged his national team’s skipper.
Jasprit Bumrah said in that video, “World ka best bowler? Nehi yaar. Abhi toh world ke best batsman ke dande udana baaki he. Aa raha hu Cheeku bhaiya aur iss baar, aap meri team mein bhi nahin rahenge. (World’s best bowler? Not yet. I still have to dismiss the best batsman in the world. Virat Kohli, I am coming, and this time I an not even part of your team.)”
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?? have been fired by @Jaspritbumrah93! Watch the two stars face off in the VIVO @IPL, March 23 onwards on Star Sports. #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/c3tOm19Sel
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) February 23, 2019
At present, Virat Kohli is the no.1-ranked Test and ODI batsman. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah is the no.1-ranked ODI bowler. In the upcoming IPL season, RCB and MI will meet for the first time on 28 March at Bengaluru.
Rishabh Pant has a similar challenge to MS Dhoni
Earlier on the same day, Rishabh Pant has revealed a similar challenging video for MS Dhoni. The young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is a crucial cricketer for Delhi Capitals (DC). In the meantime, MS Dhoni is the irreversible captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
In that video, the DC cricketer has warned the CSK skipper that he will not spare against their players.
The young man said in that video, “Mahi bhai na guru ke samaan hain. Agar Mahi bhai nahi hote na, pata nahi mai wicketkeeper-batsman hota, nahi hota. Lekin is baari unki team pe main aisa barsoonga ki captain cool, cool nahi rahenge. Mahi bhai tayyar rehna, game dikhane aa raha hoon. [Mahi bhai is like a teacher. If Mahi bhai wouldn’t have been there, I don’t know if I would have been a wicketkeeper-batsman. But this time, I will rain down at his team so hard that captain cool won’t remain cool. Mahi bhai be ready, I’m coming to show you the game.]”
Mahi Bhai, Sab aap se seekha hai, toh aap ke saamne game toh dikhana banta hai! ?#VIVOIPL mein milengey – Kya kehte ho, @msdhoni @StarSportsIndia @IPL pic.twitter.com/eoJXJmhbDX
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) February 23, 2019
In IPL 2019, DC and CSK will meet on 26 March at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Delhi).