'Jasprit Bumrah and Dale Steyn's Epic Picture Breaks the Internet'

New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah, India's leading bowler for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, shared a picture on Instagram on November 10th featuring himself with South African bowler Dale Steyn. In the caption, the 30-year-old Indian pacer referred to Steyn as the "Goat" (Greatest of All Time), causing the image to quickly go viral on the internet.

The legendary South African Pacer Dale Steyn, who retired from international cricket in 2021, is one of the greatest bowlers of all time and the star bowler holds the record for taking the most wickets in the five-day format of for South Africa.

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Jasprit Bumrah never got a chance to share a dressing room with Dale Steyn during his playing days, as the Proteas star pacer never played for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL and Bumrah has only played for the Mumbai-based franchise in the cash-rich league.

Jasprit Bumrah to captain India:

In Rohit Sharma’s absence, Jasprit Bumrah can captain the team. Let us tell you that Bumrah has been made the vice-captain for the Border Gavaskar series to be held in Australia. Therefore, he can be seen captaining in the Perth Test.

Jasprit Bumrah, who has 32 wickets to his name in seven Tests played so far against Australia, is all set to lead India in the first Test of the 2024-25 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India’s Test captain Rohit Sharma is doubtful for the series opener due to personal reasons.