Watch Bumrah Call Bavuma Bauna in Viral On-Field Moment

Jasprit Bumrah has added yet another hilarious moment to his career. India and South Africa faced each other in the first Test at the Eden Gardens, where Bumrah took the limelight. During the game, he also passed a comment on Temba Bavuma on his height.

Temba Bavuma has faced a lot of trolls due to his height, but it has not been able to affect his performances. When South Africa decided to bat first against India, fans thought that Bavuma was ready for the challenge put forward by the Indian pacers. Instead, he also struggled a bit taking a the bounce on the pitch.

Bumrah and Bavuma had an intense face off, where the Indian bowler had the upper hand. In the 13th over, Bavuma also survived a close call, as the Indian team went on to discuss whether they should take a review or not. At this time, Jasprit Bumrah called Temba Bavuma ‘Bauna’ which is a Hindi slang used to call short height people.

1. Bumrah and Bavuma Incident

South Africa had a great start to the first Test match. Even while batting first, the team was able to bring up some boundaries, which helped them to dominate over the Indian pacers. But who could actually keep Jasprit Bumrah away from the game for a long time. He was able to take the wickets of both in quick intervals.

At this time, Jasprit Bumrah was bowling to Temba Bavuma in the 13th over. Bumrah was able to get an upper hand against Bavuma over the first few balls of the over. He tried his best to get rid of Jasprit Bumrah's over, but every ball seemed to be a new challenge for the Proteas captain.

In the last ball of the 13th over, the ball had connected with the thigh pad of Bavuma. The Indian team made a huge appeal, but the on-field umpire struck it down. Now the question was whether the review should be taken or not? Jasprit Bumrah went towards Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill, to the same.

This discussion took place way too close to the stumps, and the stump mic was able to record the convo. Jasprit Bumrah said, “Bauna bhi toh hai yeh.”This was a great point put forward by the Indian pacer, coming in as a taunt to the height of Temba Bavuma. Rishabh Pant also agreed to this fact, and said that the ball connected with the guard.

Following this, Bumrah and even Shubman Gill decided it's better not to waste any review for the same. Bumrah went back to his bowling position, and while returning he again said Bauna to Temba Bavuma. This moment has gone viral over the internet, with fans giving their hilarious reactions to the scene.

2. Bumrah's First Test Dominance

Jasprit Bumrah was back in action after missing out on the India tour of Australia. Coming to play for the team in the first Test at Eden Gardens, fans had high hopes with the pacer. And Bumrah has never failed to deliver for the team, when they need wickets. as the top player after day one of the game.

He first started off by taking the wickets of both openers, dismissing Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram. After these wickets, he was also able to trouble the other Proteas batsmen with ease. It should be noted that out of the 14 overs which by Jasprit Bumrah in the game, 5 of them were maiden overs.

When Bumrah returned for yet another spell, he didn't disappoint the fans and the skipper. Bumrah took the wicket of Tony de Zorzi in the 33rd over, which helped India to get half of the South African team down for just 120 runs. The remaining job was done by the other bowlers, as Jasprit Bumrah returned with the ball for

At this time, South Africa was 8 wickets down and Bumrah has been the specialist to wrap things up quickly. He took over the wickets of Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj in the same over, bowling out South Africa for just 159 runs. The team stood at the score of 57 for no loss, and with Bumrah's masterclass, they went to 159 all out.