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Actor Ram Charan grabbed attention at the grand music launch of “Peddi” in Bhopal, where he appeared alongside AR Rahman, Janhvi Kapoor, and the film’s team. During a light-hearted interaction, the actor was asked to describe Indian cricketers in a few words. He called Sachin Tendulkar’s career a “Long legendary run,” described MS Dhoni as “calm and cool,” and said Rohit Sharma is “He’s everybody’s man.” For Virat Kohli, he simply said, “Fire.” Talking about Jasprit Bumrah, Ram Charan said he was his biggest fan, but accidentally mixed up cricket with football while praising him. The clip quickly went viral online.Later, Ram Charan apologised for the mistake on social media. He wrote, “Uff… I’m genuinely so forgetful with names sometimes. Apologies to @Jaspritbumrah93 Ji for the mix-up – it was a genuine human error in the middle of all the excitement and the crowd.” He added that he deeply respected Bumrah and admired how the fast bowler makes Indians proud with his performances.While Bumrah is currently playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, the season has not gone smoothly for him. MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene revealed that the pacer had been dealing with a slight injury since the T20 World Cup. Because of this, the team gave him extra rest before the IPL began.Jayawardene explained that Bumrah slowly rebuilt his rhythm during the first few matches, which affected his pace and sharpness. Even though he managed only four wickets in 13 games, opposition teams still played cautiously against him. The coach said Bumrah worked hard on his fitness, no-balls, and workload management throughout the tournament.Despite the difficult season, Jayawardene believes Bumrah is now close to his best again. He said the pacer regained his speed, yorkers, and confidence in the last few matches. Praising Bumrah’s attitude, the coach said the bowler always stayed positive and focused on improving. Jayawardene concluded that there are no major concerns about Bumrah and expects him to “come back strong”.
