Ex-India Star Told RCB To Buy Jasprit Bumrah In IPL 2014. They Refused: "Yeh Bumrah-Wumrah Kya Kar Lenge"

Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel revealed that he had recommended Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to buy Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction - back when the pacer was relatively unknown - but the franchise had not paid heed to his advice. In an interview with Aakash Chopra, Parthiv revealed that after being picked by RCB on the opening day of the IPL 2014 mega auction, he had suggested to them to pick up Bumrah too. However, the franchise opted to go down a different route.

"I had recommended Jasprit Bumrah to RCB in 2014," Parthiv said.

"In the 2014 mega auction, I was picked on the first day, around lunch time. When I received a message from them (RCB), I told them, there is a player here, look into him. Perhaps the way I told them wasn't right," he said.

Parthiv expressed that the franchise did not take his opinion seriously.

"They didn't think that he could be worth buying at that stage. That is okay. Reply waisa tha ki, 'yeh Bumrah-wumrah kya kar lenge'," he stated.

With Parthiv and Bumrah both playing for the same state side, Gujarat, the senior wicket-keeper batter had a better idea than most on what the up-and-coming pacer could offer.

In an alternate reality, therefore, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah - arguably the two greatest in their roles in contemporary Indian cricket - could've been on the same team.

Instead, Bumrah was picked up by Mumbai Indians (MI). Together, Bumrah and MI have gone on to win four IPL titles, with the pacer establishing himself as one of the best in the world. He has also cemented himself as an all-time IPL great, picking up 187 wickets in just 158 matches, at an economy rate of only 7.33.

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