Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah were involved in a fun social media moment just ahead of India’s T20 World Cup 2026 Group A match against Namibia on February 12 in Delhi. Axar Patel had to be scolded by senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah and this video went viral online.
Jasprit Bumrah jokes about Axar Patel’s Snapchat obsession
Axar, who was spending time learning Snapchat tricks from young players like Arshdeep Singh, was slammed by Bumrah. The senior fast bowler was reportedly not impressed that Axar was learning social media habits from the youngsters instead of focusing on serious preparation.
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In the viral video, Bumrah said, “Yeh pata nahi he is becoming a Snapchatter by being with children. He has never done this in years and is doing all this nonsense now. (I don’t know why he is becoming a Snapchatter after spending time with the youth. He has never done all this in all these years and now suddenly he is doing all this nonsense.)
The top Indian fast bowler has also jokingly asked Akshar’s fans on Snapchat not to hear anything from the all-rounder. And Akshar said, “It’s fine,” although he was not happy with Bumrah’s class.
Akshar got scolded by Jasprit Bumrah. pic.twitter.com/Yy15xPezYz
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After scolding Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh slammed Axar Patel
Arshdeep Singh, who is quite active on Snapchat, made the situation more fun by posting a video where he teased Akshar about getting scolded. He jokingly asked Akshar about Bumrah’s scolding.
Bumrah said, “Paji, Jassi bhai se dant pad gayi aapko (Brother, why did you get scolded by Jassi Bhai?)
Akshar shared that Bumrah had questioned him about learning such things from younger boys. It was a classic senior-versus-junior moment, but everything was in good spirit. This funny conversation quickly went viral on social media.
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The all-rounder said, “That’s why I messaged you. He was telling me what I was learning from the children.”
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To which, Arshdeep said, “Dil bachcha hona chahiye” and Akshar agreed to this and asked the young teammate to teach Bumrah some Snapchat tricks.
Jasprit Bumrah scolds our Snapchatter Akshar Patel
Then, Akshar Patel took the matter to his Snapchat coach Arshdeep Singh – but sadly, he couldn’t resolve the issue.
Snapchat Drama > Match Drama pic.twitter.com/8awHiX8xzL
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Jasprit Bumrah’s yorker created panic in the Indian camp
Meanwhile, the Indian cricket team faced a worrying moment during practice ahead of their second Group A match of the T20 World Cup 2026 against Namibia. Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan suffered a toe injury while batting in the nets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
The 27-year-old was facing Jasprit Bumrah when a fast yorker hit his toe. Ishaan immediately looked in pain and fell on the ground. While other players were watching, the team physio immediately came to examine him. Photos of the incident went viral online, leaving fans worried.
No official update has come from BCCI yet, but journalists present on the field have said that the injury does not appear to be serious. It seems like this is more of a painful blow than a major problem. It is also being said that Sanju Samson and Bumrah may return to the playing eleven against Namibia.
