Indian bowling superstar Jasprit Bumrah recently posed with football pro Sunil Chhetri during the promo shoot of the Indian Super League 2024-25. Notably, Bumrah was recently a part of Indian football’s ‘Agla Hero Kaun’ campaign which featured Chhetri and football legend Bhaichung Bhutia. During the shoot of the promo, Bumrah was seen posing with Chhetri, who recently called it quits on his international football career.
Notably, the 2024-25 season of the Indian Super League is set to kick off from September 13 with the opening clash featuring Mohun Bagan Super Giants and Mumbai City FC. Ahead of the season opener, ISL shared their new promo which had Indian football icons Bhutia and Chhetri on a quest to find India’s next football star. The promo featured several other icons including Olympic medallists Manu Bhaker, PV Sindhu, cricketers Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, former cricketer Ravi Shastri and more. Amid this, few pictures from the set of the promo shoot are going viral where Bumrah could be seen posing with Chhetri.
Watch ISL 2024-25 promo ‘Agla Hero’:
Indian spearhead pacer Jasprit Bumrah chose his five-a-side football team featuring cricketers ahead of the beginning of the Indian Super League. Bumrah, who was last seen in action during the T20 World Cup 2024, will take on field as India clash against Bangladesh from September 19. Before the series, Bumrah was asked where he would play if he was a footballer. The Ahmedabad-based cricketer replied that he would be a midfielder.
Bumrah said, “I think I would be a midfielder. I like to do a lot of work, so I think I would be able to help in defence as well as attack.” On being asked to choose a five-a-side football team featuring both Indian and international cricketers, he chose names like MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli for the attack. He also included Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad in defence. For the position of goalkeeper, Bumrah chose himself.