“Bura maan Jayenge”- Ishan Kishan recalls funny story about facing Jasprit Bumrah in nets

Ishan Kishan and Jasprit Bumrah played a lot together for India and Mumbai Indians.

After waiting on the sidelines for two years, Ishan Kishan made his India comeback and made the most of it. Kishan captained Jharkhand to the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy, and his amazing outing with the bat in the tournament, including a century in the final, led to his inclusion in India’s T20 World Cup 2026 squad.

Since his return to Team India, Ishan has registered scores of 76, 28, and his maiden T20I hundred with 103. However, Kishan admits there is one bowler he still finds extremely difficult to handle—Jasprit Bumrah.

Kishan revealed a story about Jasprit Bumrah that Ishan is sure to irk the Indian speedster.

Ishan claimed that Bumrah, who is known for testing hitters all over the world, is equally tough on his own colleagues, who are not immune when the Indian speed spearhead gets competitive during practice sessions.

While talking about strong bowlers, Kishan brought up leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal before expressing how intense Bumrah can be even during practice.

“Among spinners, I find Yuzi bhai [Yuzvendra Chahal] tough to play; I think he’s figured me out. In pace, I mean, no one is better than [Jasprit] Bumrah bhai. Let me tell you a story. Bura maan jayenge. (He may feel upset) that I say this everywhere. When we practice, we often get different wickets. Some will be grassy, others will be dry. But whenever it’s grassy, usually the bowlers go easy on batters, but Bumrah doesn’t believe in it. If a batter middles the ball, you know he’ll bowl a barrage of bouncers later," Ishan was quoted as saying on the 2 sloggers podcast.

Apart from the Indian team, Kishan spent a lot of time with Jasprit Bumrah in the IPL, when the keeper-batter played for the Mumbai Indians.