Watch: Jasprit Bumrah meets Brett Lee, imitates chainsaw celebration

Jasprit Bumrah had the honour of meeting former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee during the Perth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Indian speedster had a chat with the legendary speedster, who is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers of his generation. Bumrah has had a dream run in the opening Test after he took a five-wicket haul in the first innings.

On the back of Bumrah’s spell, India made amends after getting bowled out for 150 in the first innings. Bumrah ran through the Australian bowling attack after he took five wickets at the Optus Stadium and helped India bowl the Aussies out for 104.

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The 30-year-old Bumrah took the wickets of Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Alex Carey and Pat Cummins.

After his stupendous spell, Bumrah met Lee and imitated the latter’s iconic Chainsaw celebration. Bumrah also tried to imitate Lee’s run-up and bowling action.

Earlier, Brett Lee credited his father for the famous celebration that has left fans awestruck over the years. During the Australian father’s day back in 2021 on September 5, Lee dropped a special message for

“Happy Fathers Dad to the world’s greatest Dad. You have taught me many things over the years but none more significant than my post wicket celebration. #chainsaw”

In 76 Tests, 221 ODIs and 25 T20Is for Australia, Lee picked up 310, 380 and 28 wickets respectively with 31 four-wicket hauls and 19 five-wicket hauls to show for his efforts.

Lee was also effective as a batter, scoring eight half-centuries in his career, including a top score of 64 against South Africa back in March 2006 in Johannesburg. He also had plenty of scores in the 30s and 40s, giving an account of his decent batting skills.