T20 cricket is called the game of batsmen but in the T20 World Cup 2024, a bowler ruled this format. This bowler is Jasprit Bumrah who was chosen as the best player of the T20 World Cup. This player was given the Player of the Tournament award and with this he made a big record in the history of T20 World Cup. The feat that Bumrah has done in this tournament is difficult for any player to even think about. That is because he played the T20 World Cup but his statistics looked like Test cricket.

Amazing statistics of Jaspreet Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah played 8 matches in the T20 World Cup 2024 and during this time he took 15 wickets.

Jasprit Bumrah's economy rate was only 4.17 runs per over, these figures are seen only in Test cricket nowadays. Bumrah's best bowling performance came against Afghanistan, he took 3 wickets for just 7 runs in this match. The biggest thing about Bumrah was his amazing bowling in the powerplay.

Bumrah's power was seen in the power play

Jasprit Bumrah conceded runs at an economy rate of just 4.17 in the powerplay of T20 World Cup 2024, this is the most economical bowling figures during the powerplay in the history of this tournament.

Earlier in 2014, Sunil Narine had conceded runs at an economy rate of 4.60. It is clear that due to this magic of Bumrah, he was awarded the Player of the Series award.

The first bowler to receive this award

This is the first time in the history of T20 World Cup that a bowler has received the Player of the Tournament award. Before this, in every T20 World Cup, either an all-rounder or a wicketkeeper-batsman won the Player of the Series award. In 2007, Irfan Pathan was the Player of the Series for India who played as a bowling all-rounder in that team.

What was Jaspreet Bumrah's thinking?

After winning the T20 World Cup, Bumrah told what was his thinking during the entire tournament? Bumrah said, 'My thinking was clear throughout the tournament.

I always used to think about every ball and every over. I never thought too much ahead. I never got emotional.' Bumrah took 2 important wickets in the T20 World Cup final. He took the important wickets of Hendricks and Marco Jansen. Bumrah spent only 18 runs in 4 overs and this is the reason why Team India became the world champion.

I always used to think about every ball and every over. I never thought too much ahead. I never got emotional.' Bumrah took 2 important wickets in the T20 World Cup final. He took the important wickets of Hendricks and Marco Jansen. Bumrah spent only 18 runs in 4 overs and this is the reason why Team India became the world champion.