Jasprit Bumrah

He was a steady wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy, came back from an injury during the 2014/15 seasons, and helped Gujarat win their first Ranji Trophy title in 2016-17. His India chance came when he joined the squad in Australia as cover for the injured Mohammad Shami, debuting in a dead rubber at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He became India's trusted final-over bowler under MS Dhoni, and at the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy he took 4 wickets in 5 matches while conceding about 5 runs an over.

Bumrah earned his Test cap in South Africa in January 2018 and was a standout on that tour. Strong displays in England and Australia that year set a record for the most overseas Test wickets in a year by an Indian bowler. He was India's leading wicket-taker at the 2019 ODI World Cup with 18, then claimed a Test hat-trick against West Indies in Kingston. A stress fracture in his back cost him much of the 2021 and 2022 white-ball seasons, including two T20 World Cups, yet he topped India's wicket list on the 2021 England tour and captained India in the fifth Test against England.

Fully fit in 2023, he excelled at the ODI World Cup, where India lost the final to Australia. In 2024 he helped India beat England 4-1 in a Test series. At the 2024 T20 World Cup he made decisive contributions against Pakistan and in the final against South Africa, dismissing Hendricks and Marco Jansen, as India won their first trophy since 2013; he was named Player of the Series. Later that year he led India to a famous win in the first Test against Australia in Perth.

In the IPL he debuted in 2013. In 2017 he defended 12 runs in a Super Over against Gujarat Lions and took 3/7 against KKR in the second Qualifier before Mumbai won the title. Retained in 2018, he was the side's top wicket-taker. He took 27 wickets in 2020, second only to Kagiso Rabada, as Mumbai retained the title, missed 2023 through a back injury, took 20 wickets in 2024 and 18 in 2025 at an economy of around 6.7.