Jasprit Bumrah's cryptic Instagram story sparks rumours of potential IPL switch

Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah, a key player for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), on Tuesday (November 28) shared a cryptic Instagram story that is causing a stir across social media. This has led to numerous transfer speculations, especially with the IPL 2024 auction on the horizon.

What

• Jasprit Bumrah caused a stir on social media with an Instagram post centered on 'silence' last Tuesday.

• This post emerged following the loud and notable return of Hardik Pandya to the Mumbai Indians IPL franchise on Monday.

• Bumrah's message has ignited numerous speculations on social media, with many implying a potential fallout between the star bowler and the Mumbai Indians franchise.

• Fans have begun speculating that Bumrah's post might hint at his potential departure from MI during the upcoming IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on December 19, 2023.

Where could Bumrah go?

• Presently, social media is inundated with observations suggesting that Jasprit Bumrah might have removed the Mumbai Indians' Instagram handle from his "following" list. But we can't verify if he unfollowed Mumbai Indians recently.

• This has given rise to many speculations about Bumrah’s possible move to a different franchise in the upcoming season of IPL. 
• Many believe that one of the possible teams that Bumrah could go to in the upcoming IPL are the Royal Challengers Bangalore, opening up the chance to join his National side teammates, Virat Kohli and Mohammed Siraj. 

• People on social media are also claiming that Bumrah has just followed MS Dhoni on Instagram, which has opened the floodgates for the speculations about Bumrah’s move to Chennai Super Kings. But we can't verify if he followed Dhoni recently.

Is there really a rift?

• Amidst all these talks of a rift between Bumrah and MI, a portion of social media is asking people not to unnecessarily read between the lines of this entire scenario. 

• Many are suggesting that Bumrah never followed any IPL franchises, including Mumbai Indians on his instagram to begin with.