IPL 2024: Will Jasprit Bumrah do a Sunil Narine for Mumbai Indians? Netizens demand 'let him open...'; here's why

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T20 World Cup 2024 squad, Jasprit Bumrah displaying all-rounder potential can really change things for Team India. The internet seemed in awe of Jasprit Bumrah's batting skills and said that the pacer should be promoted up the batting order during IPL 2024. Mumbai Indians fans, who are really upset over Hardik Pandya replacing Rohit Sharma as the franchise's skipper, quipped that Jasprit Bumrah was a far better option if MI wanted to change the captain.

“He should open for @mipaltan MI like Narian and he will provide good start to MI," one user said. "That's great as by the looks of it, someone should be ready to pick up Pandya's role & may present his case better for captaincy," another user said. “Kuch nahi bro T20 world cup M opening lye practice ho rhi h," one user said while speaking on the upcoming T20 World Cup angle.

Rohit Sharma is expected to meet the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee soon to finalise India's 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 and Jasprit Bumrah's name is among the obvious choices, subject to his fitness. Currently, Hardik Pandya is the only seam-bowling all-rounder option with Team India, and if Jasprit Bumrah can display such brilliance in matches, that can change the selection dynamics for the selectors. On Friday, Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders are going against Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata.

KKR is doing great in the tournament, and the team has secured five victories in the seven matches they played. At the same time, for Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings, the race to playoffs has become much tighter after the team faced defeat in 6 matches out of the eight they played. Moreover, Shikhar Dhawan has missed the previous few