Jasprit Bumrah, India's lead paceman, showed immense gratitude for the overwhelming reception that followed in the Caribbean after India's win in the T20 World Cup. The 30-year-old Bumrah, whose 15 wickets in the tournament built through effectively to play a crucial role, termed the last few days as a dream, filled with joy and gratitude.
"I am so grateful for the past couple of days. I've been living a dream and it has filled me with joy and gratitude," Bumrah posted on social media with an accompanying video of jubilant scenes of his return to India. That included a breakfast meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a victory parade attended by countless fans in Mumbai.
The 42-second video had the audio from Virat Kohli's speech from the felicitation ceremony following the parade, in which the former captain was seen praising the crucial contributions of Bumrah. Kohli had lauded Bumrah's performance throughout the tournament, saying he, along with Hardik Pandya, turned the final match against South Africa.
Bumrah and Pandya came back for their second spell in the final when South Africa needed 30 runs from 30 balls. Their fine bowling proved too good for South Africa, who fell seven runs short and confirmed India's second-ever T20 World Cup and the first in 17 years.
"What I would like everyone to do is to applaud a guy who brought us back into games again, and again, and again. It was phenomenal. He is a once in a generation bowler. I am so glad he plays for us," Kohli, who retired from T20 Internationals at the end of the World Cup, had said.
Recently returned to his Ahmedabad home, Bumrah was showered with flower petals, which were in effect a showering of love from the country swooning over such brilliance he has been bringing out on the international field.
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