Ex-India Star's "Most Expensive Player" Praise For MI Pacer Jasprit Bumrah Goes Viral

Following Mumbai Indians (MI) loss to Gujarat Titans (GT) in a last-ball thriller, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra hailed pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for his valiant spell which almost won five-time champions the game, saying that he deserves to be the "most expensive player" in the competition. Bumrah continued to add to his list to brilliant spells as his figures of 2/19 almost prevented GT from chasing down 156 runs, but the revised target and conditions after rain were enough for GT as they pulled off a memorable last ball win, ending MI's six-match winning run and going to the top of the table.

Speaking on the 'Match Centre Live' on JioHotstar, Aakash, the JioStar expert, said about Bumrah, "Bumrah has made it a habit to produce game-changing spells. Coming in right after the strategic timeout and rain break, he dismissed Shubman Gill and then Shahrukh Khan, swinging the momentum back to MI. He is a once-in-a-generation talent -- you could talk about him endlessly. Frankly, he deserves to be the most expensive player in the league. It is unfortunate that he is not."

In eight matches during the competition after his return from injury, Bumrah has taken 13 wickets at an average of 16.46, with an economy rate of 6.68 and best figures of 4/22.

Speaking about Rahul Tewatia, who helped GT finish the match with his cameo of 12*, Aakash described him as a "true clutch player" and also recalled that once during his conversation with team's head coach Ashish Nehra, Nehra told him that he was ready to even spend Rs 10 crores to bring him into the team.

"Not many Indians can bat effectively at that number. He often faces just a handful of deliveries and is expected to clear the ropes every time. Today, he had only six