Jasprit Bumrah reflects on his days of struggle  

Bumrah will miss the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 due to stress fracture. (PC- Twitter)

India's speedster Jasprit Bumrah opened up on his days of struggle and how the learnings from those times has helped him grow as a person.

In an exclusive interview with GQ India, Bumrah, who has been ruled out of the ongoing series between India and South Africa and the upcoming T20 World Cup, reflected on the days when he lost his father at a very young age and how his family struggled during that time. 

"We had seen ups, and then one day we were back to zero. So now, when we are back to another high, we stay stable because we have seen that low. We know that we cannot go ­crazy. That period has taught us so much. My mother has done so much for us, and we cannot ever repay her. We've bonded as a family because of what we've gone through and we're very grateful for what we've received. We know how the world changes when things don't go well. That's why today we’re respectful of the good times and remain humble," 

Despite being a fast bowler, Bumrah is known for keeping his emotions in check, but the unorthodox pacer said he was not always like this. He admitted that there was a time when he used to get angry quickly before realising that it could affect his professional growth.

 "No, I was not always like this. In fact, when I started playing cricket it was the other way around. I was a little too aggressive, always on the go, always sitting on the edge... I could get angry really quickly. But then I realized that moving further if my emotions are not kept in check, then there's going to be a lot of variation in my results. I quickly understood that if this was the game that I always wanted to excel in, I needed to figure out how to control my emotions. Stability really helps. I learned that on the go; obviously you learn from experiences, you make mistakes. I chose to look at these experiences and then asked myself how I could get the best out of these situations."

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