Virat Kohli States Jasprit Bumrah As The Tuffest Bowler He Has Faced In IPL

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:18:06 GMT

IPL is just 5 days away and players have joined to their respective teams. This season of IPL is going to be more excited as many players from current sides have been interchanged and have been made into most rivals team or to the other franchise, which creates the hype and excitment of the league. This is the rivalry propects which IPL creates with tuff competitions. Where your dearest becomes your most fearset enemy.

The same is with two mates Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli two gems of Indian team have a firey clash in IPL seasons which creates a healthy competition between these two athletes. In a recent interview in RCB podcast Virat Kohli has disclosed Bumrah as the tuffest bowler he has faced in the league which decipts how much competitive these both athletes are against each other.

Virat Kohli And Bumrah Intense Battles

Virat started his IPL career from the leagues inception from 2008 where he was the part of the franchise from its first season and had some wholesome career which made his legacy from an emerging player to the legend now he is today. Virat Kohli is the highest run getter in the history of Ipl history crossing over 8000 runs, and hitting 8 centuries who is most decorative batsman of his time. In his span of long career he has come around most tuffest of bowlers but the bowler who tested him the most is Jasprit Bumrah.

Jasprit Bumrah is one the rare gem that IPL has gifted. In 2013 Bumrah was bought by Mumbai Indians for his base price, but from there it was only rise for Bumrah under the guidance of Malinga he was groomed well. Virat and Bumrah battle started from 2013 where he bowled Kohli in the home game against RCB though at times Bumrah was mostly unknown to anyone but later on Kohli too replied with the bat in next edition soon both exchanged an great rivalry between them.

Virat On Praise For Bumrah

Virat in his recent interview shared his thoughts about cricket where he was asked whom do he think the best bowler in the league, as soon virat replied the name with Bumrah where he has taken him and charged at him and Bumrah taking him three time, he likes the competition between them. But if he comes we have to know we have to stick to the ground.

Virat Kohli talking about Jasprit Bumrah & rivalry between both in IPL. 🌟

- Two GOATs of Cricket..!!!! 🐐

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Virat is once again ready for the battle between them but Bumrah being injured and recovering from back strain injury which he faced in BGT series. It is reported that Bumrah may be available in the later part of the IPL so the battle between them can be seen and the battle between them may comtinue.