Watch: Jasprit Bumrah warns Virat Kohli ahead of IPL 2019
What's the story?
As the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) is nearing, the broadcasters have started to do pre-season promotion of the mega-league in a distinctive way. In latest such commercial, India's bowling spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah is issuing a warning to skipper, Virat Kohli ahead of the start of the tournament.
In case you didn't know
Jasprit Bumrah currently leads the limited-overs bowling charts while Kohli, obviously, is at the top in batting rankings. The duo has been leading the respective departments for Indian and majorly been behind their good run recently.
Owing to the fact that IPL provides an opportunity for players of the same nation to come against each other, the organisers have decided to make a commercial series, showing the most-wanted challenges.
The heart of the matter
The process was started on Saturday when Star Sports released the video of Rishabh Pant challenging his idol, MS Dhoni for a face-off in IPL. Later, another video showed Bumrah warning Kohli in a similar fashion.
"World ka best bowler? Nahin yaar. Abhi toh world ke best batsman ke dande udaana baaki hai. Aa raha hoon Cheeku bhaiyya, aur iss baar aap meri team mein bhi nahin rahenge, (World's best bowler? Not yet guys. I still have to castle the best batsman in the world. Cheeku Bhaiyya (Virat Kohli), I am coming for you, and this time you are not even in my team)," says the 25-year-old in the ad.
Here is the video
What's next?
India is set to lock horns with Australia in the first T20I as the preparations for 2019 World Cup begins. Both Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, who were rested earlier, will get back in the action for the home series.
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