Jasprit Bumrah - From Being Mocked & Doubted To Becoming India's Pace Spearhead

When Jasprit Bumrah started troubling young batsmen with pace generated by his quick arm action and short run-up at his school's cricket academy, a few other pace-bowling trainees approached their

"His mother called me. She said if he doesn't study, what will he do? She had one kid, was a single parent, so I could understand her worries. I said, 'your kid has talent. If he can come to my camp regularly, I will be able to do something for him'. He wasn't focusing on studies, so his mother was getting worried, asking what will he do, if he doesn't improve. So, I said if I work with him for two years then he will be able to get to play for the state," he said.

Trivedi did not tamper with his action, though a fellow trainee says there was a slight modification done.

"I told him to play seriously. I would send him with the RCA team to tournaments. He started to come into limelight thanks to his speed. I told him to go for selections. I told him to not change the action. 'This is your natural action. Don't change it. This is your weapon,' I said," added Trivedi, who recommended him everywhere.

Till then, Bumrah had not played any age-group cricket for state, including the under-16s. Part of the reason was because his mother wasn't completely convinced. But Trivedi impressed upon her that her son could go far with his talent.

Bumrah's fellow trainee Kewal Gandhi, however, wasn't that lucky.