Skillful, disciplined, upright and successful-Jasprit Bumrah fits the standard definition of a role model. And yet, his career imparts a lesson that is contrary to what you would normally teach a child: prepare well, study hard and there’s no subject you can’t ace. Yeah, right. Try telling that to top batsmen around the world who have spent the better part of the past decade trying to decode Bumrah’s action and variations, only to still find themselves like rabbits caught in the headlights.
