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Jasprit Bumrah prioritizes Mohammed Siraj's fifer with ultimate selfless gesture vs WI

Anurag Dasgupta

Bumrah's selfless act [Source: AFP Photo] Bumrah's selfless act [Source: AFP Photo]

The term “selfless” was promoted by Rohit Sharma, but pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah took it to the next level for his teammate, Mohammed Siraj. Siraj was the pick of the bowlers for India on Day 1 of the first Test match, and he had scalped four wickets as the West Indies lost nine, and the Indian pacer needed just a solitary wicket to get a fifer.

Bumrah's selfless gesture towards Siraj

With nine wickets down, Jasprit Bumrah was brought into the attack, and he wanted his teammate, Siraj, to get the fifer, and instead of targeting the stumps, Bumrah deliberately bowled deliveries wide outside the off to allow Siraj to clean the Windies in the next over and get his five-wicket haul.

This gesture was applauded by many, as Bumrah's gesture was seen as goodwill towards Mohammed Siraj, who was a better bowler and had done most of the damage with the ball. Bumrah could have bowled all six deliveries at the stumps, but he decided against it and allowed his mate to take the honours. Unfortunately though, Siraj couldn't grab the deserving fifth wicket of the innings.

26 years ago, Srinath showed similar gesture towards Kumble

In the historic Delhi Test between India and Pakistan, Anil Kumble did the unthinkable as he picked up all ten Pakistan wickets in an innings, but the feat wouldn’t have been possible without Javagal Srinath’s help. After Kumble took the ninth wicket, Srinath came into bowl and he realised that Kumble was set to achieve the impossible record.

To help his teammate achieve a 10-wicket haul in an innings, Srinath deliberately bowled outside the off to avoid taking the last wicket. This selfless gesture allowed Kumble to come from the other end and grab his 10th wicket to become only the second bowler to grab all ten wickets in an innings. The first cricketer to achieve this milestone was England's Jim Laker.