IPL 2026: Jasprit Bumrah loses cool, hurls run-up marker in frustration amid horror run - WATCH
Jasprit Bumrah is experiencing an uncharacteristic lean patch in IPL 2026, failing to pick up a wicket in five matches. Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan suggests Bumrah's excessive use of slower deliveries, accounting for 44% of his bowling, is impacting his effectiveness. Pathan advises increasing pace and reducing slower ball percentage for better results.
NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is going through an uncharacteristic lean patch in IPL 2026. Known for troubling the best batters in the world, Bumrah has been taken apart this season, with little going his way. In five matches so far, he has conceded 164 runs without picking up a wicket, operating at an economy rate of 8.
63. Against Punjab Kings, there were expectations of a turnaround, but the struggles continued as he returned figures of 0/41. The frustration was visible, with Bumrah seen in a viral video collecting his run-up marker after his over and hurling it in anger.
Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan also analysed Bumrah’s dip in form on his YouTube channel and pointed to a possible reason. He highlighted the excessive use of slower deliveries by the Mumbai Indians spearhead. — Ayyappan_1504 (@Ayyappan_1504) "Wickets from Jasprit Bumrah's bowling are very important.
There is no major issue with his form, but his average speed this season has been around 130 kmph. He has been using the slower ball about 44 per cent of the time, meaning almost every second ball is a slower one," Pathan said on his YouTube channel. "Now why is Jasprit Bumrah doing this?