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Jasprit Bumrah is the main Indian in Mahela Jayawardene’s main five picks for the fantasy T20 XI.

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Jasprit Bumrah was picked by Mahela Jayawardena in his fantasy teamRashid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Jos Buttler, Rizwan were additionally namedBumrah is playing for MI in IPL 2022

Previous Sri Lanka skipper and current Mumbai Indians lead trainer Mahela Jayawardena has named five players for a fantasy T20 XI and Jasprit Bumrah is the main Indian in the rundown. While discussing Bumrah, Jayawardena said that a side in every case needs wicket-taking choices and there could be no greater player than Bumrah to cut off an innings. The other four players in the rundown are – – Rashid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Jos Buttler and Mohammad Rizwan.

“Jasprit Bumrah is a person I have generally respected as he is equipped for bowling in various periods of an innings. He is another wicket-taking choice and, when you really want folks to shut an innings off, there is nobody better than Jasprit Bumrah,” Jayawardena told ICC.

In 57 T20Is for India, Bumrah has figured out how to take 67 wickets at a normal of 19.89.

Jos Buttler is presently the Orange Cap holder in the continuous Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 and he has previously scored three centuries this season.

Discussing Buttler, Jayawardena said: “I would likely open the batting with Jos. He is exceptionally forceful and plays both speed and twist well. He has been in extraordinary structure at the IPL of late and excelled at the last T20 World Cup also where he played all around well in intense circumstances in the UAE.”

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been in exceptional type of late and he likewise won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy subsequent to being pronounced as ICC Men’s Cricketer Of The Year.

“He had an incredible World Cup last year, bowls very well with the new ball and is more than equipped for getting some swing early as well,” said Jayawardena.

“He is a wicket-taking choice too that bowls very well at the passing also, so can be viewed as a decent going after choice,” he further expressed.

Jayawardena named Chris Gayle when he was asked which player, he would rescue once again from retirement to play in his fantasy XI.

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“I would require a 30-year-old Chris Gayle to open the batting with Jos Buttler and that would be an amazing blend,” said Jayawardena.

“Chris would simply stop and hit and Jos would need to do all the running for him. He was at his top at that first T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007 and that debut century against South Africa was something particularly amazing. I would take Chris at the highest point of the request as he can change a game,” he added.

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