Ganesan recalled first time meeting Bumrah in 2019 World Cup.
Sports presenter Sanjana Ganesan and India pace leader Jasprit Bumrah shared the amusing tale of how they first met at the 2019 ODI World Cup in England, when Sanjana believed he was "either married or being watched" by a girlfriend.
"This was in 2019 during the World Cup. I was around the Indian team during practices. The other boys like DK [Dinesh Karthik] used to wave and say hi. Jasprit was in the group but made this face, like ‘I’m not going to say hi or even make eye contact,” recollecting the moment, Sanjana said on Who’s The Boss YouTube show, hosted by Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra.
"Mujhe laga maybe girlfriend hogi, wife hogi [I thought maybe he had a girlfriend or wife watching him]. I was like, either I’ve done something wrong, or that’s his personality!" Sanjana joked.
However, as the two started interacting more, the ice quickly melted.
"Once we spoke, we understood each other. Turns out, he’s not like that at all, Sanjana added.
Bumrah, laughing off the incident, responded, "This story is very one-sided! She thought I was married? My nature is shy. I don’t randomly go around saying ‘hi’ to people. It takes time for me to open up."
"Her logic was that I didn’t say hi, so I must be married and being watched - what kind of logic is that?" he joked.
Sanjana and Jasprit tied the knot in March 2021 and welcomed their son, Angad, in September 2023.