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It is sheer se­ much needed triumph and Leeds Twitter­brevity, in walks Jas­ rendipity that both Malinga qualified for the last­four. prit Bumrah with his lopsid­ and Bumrah turn out for When the great Waqar You­ The Men in Blue opted ed grin and whirring arms Mumbai Indians in the In­ nis did duty for Pakistan, in to rest here on that hypnotise willow­wiel­ dian Premier League. Ob­ the neighbouring land there Thursday, preferring to ders. A series of rapid steps viously notes have been ex­ was always this yearning for be in their rooms explodes into the shortest of changed and surely the an equivalent hero, someone besides sweating at the sprints and then Bumrah baton has been passed as who could scatter stumps team hotel’s gym. leaps, his back arches in an Bumrah’s skills, especially in with regularity. Zaheer did Initially a round of exaggerated fashion and as the death overs, has won un­ his bit but in Bumrah, India optional nets at an the non­bowling arm leads iversal acclaim. has unearthed the real deal. alternate venue was the way, the right hand is a Through this World Cup, Shami isn’t far too behind considered since K.C. Vijaya Kumar blur. stars ranging from Chris either. Headingley got busy Leeds At the other end, a ner­ Gayle to Aaron Finch have It isn’t as though Bumrah with the World Cup Discussions about Indian vous batsman tries to coun­ referred to Bumrah as the had an easy World Cup. In game between the West cricket’s lineage are often ter whatever Bumrah can number one bowler. The Indies and Afghanistan. centred around wristy bat­ come up with, be it a deliv­ words were uttered with res­ But the plan was smen and wily spinners. It is ery hovering temptingly pect and while his peers shelved while Sri as recurrent as water­melon around the off­stump, a york­ treat him with awe, the man Lanka, India’s slices sold on Indian streets er threatening toes and tim­ in the vortex of attention, opponent for during summer. ber, a bouncer or even a takes all this lightly. Wickets Saturday’s match, But India does have a tra­ slower­ball. It isn’t easy are taken, scoring­rate is trained at the Leeds dition of fast bowling. It may squaring upto Bumrah’s slowed down but there are University Ground. be muted when compared to thunder­bolts and none are no exaggerated mannerisms. the riches in batting and the spared, even his team­mates He is never rushed on the slow art of turn but there at nets. Virat Kohli vouched turf except while scampering were purveyors who dis­ for this trait and some paid a in the deep to stop a four. pensed the red cherry at price too like Vijay Shankar Rijiju wishes high velocity. When the did with a fractured toe Astounding economy weather­beaten pages of his­ while Bumrah’s preamble re­ While India sealed its semifi­ team ahead tory are flipped, there are mains constant: “If I practise nal spot, Bumrah deserves stirring references to the better, I bowl better.” of semifinals fast­men. Former England captain Drastically abridged Special Correspondent Walter Hammond said this Bumrah’s method isn’t part NEW DELHI about Amar Singh, who bow­ of the conventional grid. The Union Sports Minister Ki­ led in India’s inaugural Test long looping run gaining ren Rijiju on Wednesday at Lord’s in 1932: “He is as pace before it culminates in sent his wishes to the In­ dangerous an opening bow­ the leap and delivery, the dian cricket team ahead of ler as I have ever seen, com­ usual attribute of fast bow­ its ICC World Cup semifi­ ing off the pitch like the lers, has been drastically nals. crack of doom”. Interesting­ abridged in his case. He Rijiju conveyed his wish­ ly, Amar Singh was part­ could be inflicting bio­me­ es through a letter. nered by the equally fiery chanical stress upon his tor­ Rijiju wrote, “The whole Mohammad Nissar. so while generating all that nation is inspired by your pace from his shoulder but credit too. His 14 wickets at the early games, he bowled a team’s performance. Your Varied range so far it has worked wonder­ an astounding economy rate touch short and was vulnera­ passion, skills, together­ As the years rolled by, the fully well for him and India of 4.61 along with a similar ble to the cut and pull. But as ness and sportsmanship conveyor belt threw up a va­ reaped the rewards. yield from Mohammed Sha­ the campaign warmed, his have been commendable ried range. Some trundled in It wasn’t supposed to be mi, has helped Kohli’s men radar was back in the zone. throughout all the match­ with a gentle rhythm, others this way because unconven­ keep a lid on the opposition As India gears up for its last es. bowled medium­pace and a tional merchants of lightning despite the odd expensive af­ set of contests in the World “A billion cheers galore few were express­quick. Ka­ were supposed to be found fair involving England. Cup, Bumrah will have to do as you go into play in the pil Dev, Javagal Srinath and only in Sri Lanka. We still Against Bangladesh when what he does best, pushing semifinals, hoping that this Zaheer Khan lit up the legacy have Lasith Malinga, who its tail­enders targeted a mi­ the speed­gun and gifting success continues through One of a kind: Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling action may be quirky, but top batsmen from across the that Amar Singh and Nissar with his slinging action is still racle, Bumrah fired his york­ trepidation to the opposi­ to the final, and you bring board agree that he is one of the best in the business. * AP first shaped. raging against the light in his ers and India secured its tion. home the World Cup.” ‘Universe Boss’ Gayle — omnipresent as ever Mission impossible Shayan Acharya Bangladesh by a 316­run K.C. Vijaya Kumar Cup. He is 39 and his best Gayle and he too rested on LONDON margin. Leeds years have lapsed. the turf, opposite the big The last time Pakistan faced “It is very difficult. 316 The World Cup scripts fresh The belligerent opener man. And then the irreve­ Bangladesh in a World Cup runs is a big margin. Only if chapters and equally ushers failed to fire, falling cheaply rence and fun that sweeps fixture, it faced a shock de­ you’re batting first, you can in the last curtain. It is a cycle for just seven but when Af­ through the Caribbean Is­ feat against the minnows. score 500 or 600,” said Sar­ that repeats every four years ghanistan commenced its lands came into view. Both That was in 1999. faraz. “We’re just interested where some teams gain fresh pursuit, Gayle was omnipre­ did push­ups and laughter While Bangladesh has in finishing the tournament wind and veteran stars bid sent. rippled. crashed out, Pakistan has a on a high and doing our best the long good­bye. The southpaw lumbered In his final World Cup mathematical chance of against Bangladesh.” at first slip, often appealing game, Gayle couldn’t be sup­ reaching the last­four. Ho­ Bangladesh, which has All eyes on Gayle in hope, arms flung wide and pressed. He turned up as an wever, for that to happen, it won its last four matches As the West Indies and Af­ topped with a longing gaze at off­spinner and scalped Ik­ has to win the toss at Lord’s against Pakistan, will play its ghanistan clashed in an in­ the umpire. As always, the ram Ali Khil. on Friday and then defeat maiden ODI at Lord’s. consequential game at Hea­ crowd rooted for him. Curtly Ambrose recently dingley here on Thursday, all Later, he tumbled from his termed Gayle’s bid for an ex­ eyes were on Chris Gayle. great height as Rahmat Shah tended farewell as ‘non­ This was supposed to be popped a catch off Carlos sense’ but the maverick, the the last outing for the Un­ Brathwaite. Gayle moved a last of a cricketing species, iverse Boss until he revealed touch gingerly and as the which made its debut way Spring chicken: Chris Gayle belied his 39 years when he did press-ups, along with Carlos plans of perhaps bowing out shot dipped, he dived and back in 1999 along with Pa­ Brathwaite, after taking a catch to dismiss Rahmat Shah. * REUTERS after the home series later snapped up just before the kistan’s Shoaib Malik, would against India. ball grazed the grass. He just be missed, whenever his last speed, be it Tests, ODIS or ogyny. who refused to be slotted. Yet, one thing is certain; lay there, like a huge ship walk happens. Twenty20 leagues. And he But above all, Gayle would Importantly, he always con­ the big­built Jamaican will that ran aground. Yes, he scored massive also suffered notoriety with remain the last of those nected with the fans, not for not be seen in another World Brathwaite ran towards runs clipped at a break­neck his damning streaks of mis­ players with a distinct style, him the ivory tower.