From shy child to legend: Jasprit Bumrah's childhood neighbour ...
Jasprit Bumrah's neighbour dedicates heartwarming post after T20 World Cup 2024 win
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah won the ‘Player of the Tournament’ after India defeated South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday. Following the win, journalist Deepal Trivedi, Bumrah’s neighbour, dedicated a heartwarming post for the pacer and shared details of his early life in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
In a lengthy post on X, Trivedi begins by sharing her “zero” knowledge of cricket and how she knows Virat Kohli as Anushka Sharma’s husband. Trivedi reveals that Bumrah’s mother Daljit is her best friend who asked her to take a day off from work in 1993 as she was expecting a baby.
“That was my first time touching a new born baby. All I remember was the baby was lanky. He was trying to smile but he really didn’t The nurse said he was a boy. He was thin and weak. And the doctor soon took charge,” Trivedi recalls the moment when she held Bumrah for the first time.
Sharing about Bumrah’s life after his father passed away, Trivedi wrote, “My friend’s husband passed away soon. Life changed. We were hopeless. That whole month, i handled the kids. Read to them. The boy was never interested and start playing with his cheap stupid plastic ball. I also sometimes,ate their bisciuts coz’ I was starving while babysitting. We starved, we struggled,we cried,we fought.”
“But the boy’s struggles were worst. We could hardly afford him a packet of Amul Dairy or any milk. We were all busy struggling to meet ends as he grew up. His mother worked atleast 16-18 hours a day,’ she adds.
Recalling another incident with little Bumrah, Trivedi shared how she bought a windcheater for him after he got a raise at work. “I remember once I got some increment and i went to Westside, the most posh shop i then knew to buy a kurta. Jasprit was there, must be 8 years old with his mom, hiding behind her dupatta. He wanted a windcheater. That’s my only gift to him. I spent Diwali, Christmas and my birthday without a new kurta. But his windcheater gave me the satisfaction of wearing a Rajdeep Ranawat or a Manish Malhotra or who ever,” she wrote.
Hailing Bumrah’s cricket journey and impeccable performance in the T20 World Cup 2024, Trivedi wrote, “Unlike his sister, he was a shy reticent child. He is a legend now. To add more to his achievements, last night he played a crucial role winning the Cricket World Cup for us. Every Indian must be proud of him and learn from him. His humility has remain unchanged. His name is Jasprit Bumrah.”
Along with the post, Trivedi also shared a series of photos with Jaspirt Bumrah, his wife Sanjana Ganesan, his son Angad and mother Diljit.
Take a look at the viral post here:
My cricket knowledge is Zero. I know Virat Kohli as Anushka’s husband. He is so pleasant and I like when he tries to dance. But this (long) post is about my hero. One day in December 1993, when my salary was less than Rs 800 a month, my best friend and next door neighbour… pic.twitter.com/uvWQmmAwwN
— Deepal.Trivedi #Vo! (@DeepalTrevedie) June 30, 2024
With 1.6 million views, the said post garnered several reactions. One user wrote, “That shy kid Jasprit now the sole reason Rohit and Virat got to walk away as Champions holding the trophy aloft. To many more trophies and world cups masterminded by Jasprit Bumrah.” Another user commented, “I didn’t know Jasprit Bumrah had such tough childhood and that Deepal Mam was connected to him.”
