Jasprit Bumrah had initially thought about immigrating to Canada in search of work opportunities, which he claimed to be a 'backup' option in case cricket didn't work out for him in India, according to an ANI report.
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Bumrah recently achieved a five-wicket haul against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, making him the first bowler in Indian Premier League (IPL) history ever to achieve this feat against this team. Bumrah plays for the Mumbai Indians, which is a star-studded team and has been delivering magical spells consistently, often earning the team tough wins against very challenging opponents.
Who knew the young lad, now a 30-year-old ace pacer, born in Ahmedabad, would have ever thought about immigrating to a foreign nation in search of better opportunities? In a recent interview on Jio Cinema, alongside his wife Sanjana Ganesan, Jasprit Bumrah revealed that he had once considered immigrating overseas as a 'backup plan' for his profession in case the Indian cricketing scene did not work out for him.
According to ANI, he mentioned in the interview that every person in the cricketing circle in India needs to have a backup plan due to the extremely tough competition out there. Since his uncle was already abroad in Canada, he had considered it as a viable option before rising to fame not only as a pacer of the