Jasprit Bumrah was 14 years old when he told his mother he wanted to play cricket. From being picked by the MRF foundation, to making it to the IPL and picking the brain of Lasith Malinga, from a dream IPL debut to the reality check that followed, from a career-threatening knee injury that nearly broke him, to bouncing back and taking the flight to Australia, Devendra Pandey of the Indian Express unravels the fascinating journey.

Just before a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Bumrah found from the team sheet that he was picked. There hadn't been any preparation time but mentally he was ready. The start though wasn't as he would have hoped as Kohli went after him, smashing three fours. Watching from mid-off was Sachin Tendulkar , who had given him his debut cap, and who decided to put the youngster at ease, telling him, 'just one good ball, your match will change, don't worry'. Luckily for Bumrah, that happened in the same over, his first little big moment came when he trapped Virat Kohli lbw. And he let out a roar and pumped his fists but the scream of joy was actually anger. "He had hit me for three boundaries in that over and so I was angry," the teenager said later. The young boy caught the attention of cricket fans, and even made actor Amitabh Bachchan tweet.