India's superstar pacer Jasprit Bumrah was recently spotted by the paparazzi outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, but he didn't appear pleased by the encounter.
Jasprit Bumrah’s angry outburst at paparazzi goes viral
In a viral video capturing the moment, journalists surrounded Bumrah as he exited the airport. The fast bowler seemed visibly frustrated, particularly after one journalist started defensively insisting that they had not been responsible for calling the paparazzi to the location.
"Maine bulaya hi nahi. Tum kisi aur ke liye aaye ho, aa rahe honge wo (I didn't invite you. You came for someone else, they must be coming),” Bumrah was quoted as saying in a video.
However, the interaction continued as one of the journalists attempted to placate the 31-year-old, stating:
"Bumrah bhai, aap bonus mein mile ho humein Diwali ke (Brother Bumrah, we got you as a Diwali bonus).”
However, the pacer seemed completely unbothered by the journalist's attempt to convince him. He simply replied, in Hindi, "Arey bhai, meri gaadi ke paas jaane do mujhe" (which translates to, "Please let me go to my car").
Watch the video here:
Bumrah was recently in action during India's home Test series against the West Indies, where he secured seven wickets across two matches. However, the pacer is not part of the squad for the upcoming ODI series in Australia. Fans can expect to see him return to action for the five-match T20I series Down Under.
While most of the Indian team members who played the ODI series departed for Australia from Delhi on October 15, the rest of the T20I squad, including Bumrah, is expected to leave mid-way through the ODI fixtures. The T20I series is scheduled to begin on October 29.
Indian squads for the white-ball series in Australia:
India’s ODI squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India’s T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.