Bad condition of Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo- PTI)

Jasprit Bumrah In IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians' star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is struggling with the drought of wickets in IPL 2026. Bumrah, who has played five matches of the tournament, has not been able to open his wicket account yet. This is the longest wicketless streak of his career, which is surprising the fans. Jasprit Bumrah, considered the biggest hero of Mumbai Indians, is proving to be zero for the team this season. Neither is he able to take wickets nor control the runs, which has become the biggest tension for the management.

Jasprit Bumrah's bad condition

In IPL 2026, Bumrah has so far bowled against Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. In these matches, he has given a total of 164 runs and his economy rate has been 8.63. On an average, he is giving away around 8-9 runs in every over, which cannot be considered bad in a high-scoring IPL, but the expectation of wickets from a strike bowler like Bumrah is always high.

This performance of Bumrah is completely different from his brilliant career in IPL.

Why is Jasprit Bumrah flopping?

The batsmen are now playing more aggressively and confidently against Bumrah than before. Where earlier the batsmen used to become alert on hearing the name of Bumrah and used to shy away from hitting big shots, now he is playing big shots without any fear.

Apart from this, they are also seeing a big change in their bowling plan. There is no major problem in Bumrah's form, but slower delivery is being used a lot in his bowling. This season, he is bowling about 44% of his balls slower, due to which his average speed has reduced to about 130 kilometers per hour. With so many slower balls, the batsmen are already prepared and are able to play them easily. If Bumrah bowls faster, his slower ball can be even more effective.

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Mohid Khan is serving as a senior sub-editor on the sports desk of TV9 Hindi. He has 4 years of experience in journalism. He is originally from Beawar city of Rajasthan. Mohid has obtained the degree of Journalism and Mass Communication from Chaudhary Charan Singh University. He is fond of reading, writing and playing. He started his career with India News.

After this he worked in institutions like OneIndia Hindi, Zee News and India TV. He is an expert in analyzing any cricket match in detail and is also interested in making news related to other sports.

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