India lacks the swagger of Ocean’s XI or Reservoir Dogs without Jasprit Bumrah.

Reputable teams exude an aura and a swagger that gives them an advantage even before the action on the central square begins.
When Ricky Ponting emerged from the stadium tunnel, Mathew Hayden, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, and Glenn McGrath trailed him like astronauts on their way to the space shuttle destined to conquer the skies. On some days, they’d be like Ocean’s XI or Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs – a ragtag group of misfits capable of pulling off the most difficult of heists.
Don’t listen to the television spin doctors, the commentators who are paid to hype only the batting stars; Bumrah is the man responsible for changing the team’s image around the world. Historically, India has been a land of run-makers; in Bumrah, the country discovered a rare wicket-taker with the ability to intimidate the opposition.
In his very first Test match, in Cape Town in 2018, Virat Kohli uttered a memorable line from the slips that gave an early indication of what Bumrah was all about – what he meant for his team, as well as the rivals.
India experienced a pace revolution at the turn of the century. They had three speedsters bowling 140 kph at the 2003 World Cup, a rare infusion of genuine pace in the ecosystem. However, Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan were not Bumrah; their bowling was effective but gentle.
There was Kapil Dev back in the day, but he wasn’t known for knocking helmets off and cracking ribs with his speed. He didn’t get the batters in the slips excited, and they still complained that their bowlers couldn’t bully the batters like the West Indians and Australians could. Bumrah in full flow can make batsmen regret their decision to play cricket. All of this was accomplished with the focus and tenacity of a man possessed.