How KKR’s early IPL exit paved way for Jasprit Bumrah’s proposal to Sanjana Ganeshan, says ‘I was the only one happy’

New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah is considerd as one of the best pacers in the world due to his amazing skills and calm temperament. However, what sets his story even more apart is his love story with Sanjana Ganeshan, which itself is like a fairytale which started in the same field where it all started. His wife, Sanjana (31), is a leading sports anchor, and has gained one of the most familiar faces in Indian sports broadcasting.

Previously, the couple revealed that they met each other during the ICC 2019 World Cup, Sanjana was working there for the official broadcaster while Bumrah was representing the Indian side.

Now, both of them revealed that it was during November 2020 where the Indian pacer proposed for their wedding. The incident occurred during the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL), which was being played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the strict bio-bubble protocols.

During the 2020 IPL season, while Jasprit Bumrah was playing for the title-winning Mumbai Indians (MI), Sanjana Ganeshan was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) bio-bubble. She was hosting a show that captured the players’ off-field experiences throughout the tournament.

In an interaction with Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra’s Who Is The Boss Show On YouTube, revealed, Following KKR bowing out of the competition during the league stage, Bumrah had asked the organisers to organise a bubble-to-bubble exchange with Ganeshan where he could seek the latter in marriage. In different team bubbles and staying at the same city in the same hotel, the special moment was possible because both MI and KKR were in the same hotel.

“That was during COVID times. There were bubbles for every team. We were lucky. She was in KKR, and I was with the Mumbai Indians. Both were in Abu Dhabi. I took a ring with the hope that the tournament would end early. The whole tournament, we could not meet due to the bubble, only saw each other on the ground. She was out

“I was the only one happy,” Ganeshan joked at Bumrah, referring to KKR’s early exit from the tournament.

“I had to tell people. They got a bubble-to-bubble transfer done. I did everything myself because did not want to tell anyone. Got a cake myself. Decorated myself. In my room.” Bumrah stated.

“I come to the room. He is telling ‘Come to the balcony.’ I said I have just come, at least give me water. He is like ‘no, no, go to the balcony,” said Ganeshan.

“The candle was near the beach. Due to the wind, they were blowing out. I had arranged it with great difficulty,” Bumrah added.

“He hung a towel,” described Ganeshan.

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