Indeed, it is an exceptional date as five Indian cricketers were born on the same day and have had the opportunity to represent India on the international stage
Any date with a cricketer’s birthday becomes a special date in India, given a cricketer’s birthday is widely celebrated by the cricket-crazy Indian fans. The same is the case with December 6, but its happiness multiplied into five because today marks the birthday of five Indian cricketers—a coincidence we didn’t realise up until now.
All these five cricketers have had the opportunity to don the Indian cricket’s national jersey and represent India internationally. On this extraordinary day, we wish a happy birthday to:
The man of the moment, Jasprit Bumrah, was born on December 6, 1993. The right-arm fast bowler, with his unorthodox bowling action, has baffled the best of this generation’s batters. With 181 Test wickets, 149 in ODIs, and 89 wickets in T20Is, Bumrah is one of the finest bowlers the world has ever seen. As he turns 31 and given his ongoing form, we hope he manages to keep going for at least another five years because if he does, he is probably going to surpass Anil Kumble’s record of 956 wickets.
Born in 1988, Ravindra Jadeja’s birthday is also on December 6. One of the finest all-rounders India has ever produced, Jadeja has over 6,000 international runs and 500 wickets. He was the first Indian bowler to top the ICC ODI bowling rankings since 1993 and has saved India in countless clutch situations. As he turns 36 today, we wish him a comeback on the national side, given he is presently going through a lean patch, i.e., omission from the Perth Test squad and the uncertainty of what’s next throughout the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Happy birthday to the second-most expensive player in IPL history. Iyer has made a name for himself in the T20I circuit, having led Kolkata Knight Riders to an IPL trophy and Delhi Capitals to the 2020 IPL final. To date, he is the only IPL captain to lead two different IPL teams to a final.
In international cricket, Iyer has shown his prowess on multiple occasions, but inconsistency has been a problem for him, coming on and off the squads at regular intervals. Therefore, on his birthday, we wish him a consistent and long-lasting international career. Iyer turns 30 today, and there’s still time for him to make it big.
Eight wickets in the U-19 World Cup and the ability to turn a new ball both ways, whereas with an old ball, he could reverse. Not to forget, his in-swingers troubled the best of right-hand batsmen. However, he could not maintain his form and kept fading from international cricket despite getting multiple chances. Although it must be noted that he was India’s leading wicket taker in the 2007 ICC T20I World Cup with 12 wickets in seven matches.
He did show signs of a comeback in the IPL, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and Vijay Hazare tournament, but they weren’t enough for him to get back into the Indian squad. Nonetheless, Singh made himself a recognisable name in the realm of Indian cricket and is often caught serving as an analyst in various cricket shows. On his birthday, we wish him a long and happy life ahead.
More than an average of 50 in the first three seasons of domestic cricket, India’s second triple-centurion after Virender Sehwag and only the third man in cricket’s history to turn his maiden test century into a triple century—this was a young Karun Nair who was touted to be a great batsman. However, as is the case with thousands of young cricketers, form and consistency became a problem, and all Nair could do was play six Tests and two One-Day internationals. On his birthday, we wish him a very successful IPL 2025 season, given he was picked by Delhi Capitals.
