Watch: ‘Selective Translation’ of Mohammed Siraj’s Hindi by Jasprit Bumrah Leaves the Internet in Awe
Jasprit Bumrah showed his humility during the post-match presentation of the second India vs. South Africa Test at Newlands in Cape Town. The ace pacer was working as a translator for Mohammed Siraj when the latter credited Bumrah for helping him during bowling. While translating it to English, Bumrah rather credited the experience of the duo and the team management. The humble act from Bumrah didn't go unnoticed, as the fans widely shared the video of the interaction on social media.
Siraj said, “Jassibhaihamesha jab start kartehaintoh message miltahaikikya wicket pekonsi line or length better hai. Toh wo message milne se mujhezyadasochnekizaruratnahirehtihai, bas consistent wo chizpe work karenge to success milega. Bas yahi. Wo saamne end perahetohbohot hi achalagtahai.”
Bumrah was kind enough to make the statement look more team-centric. His translation of the statement made no mention of Siraj crediting him for his success.
Here is the video.
India’s pace spearhead Bumrah said, "So yeah, because when we play along together, he gets the message a little earlier because when I," stopped Bumrah before continuing, "because of our experience, we try to analyze the wicket a little quicker so that communication goes in the bowling circuit that you know this is the wicket and this is what we are looking to do. So that helps him sometimes.”