NEW DELHI: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and sports presenter Sanjana Ganesan revealed the hilarious story of their first meeting during the 2019 ODI World Cup in England – a moment Sanjana thought he was “either married or being watched” by a girlfriend. The couple, now married with a son, shared the story on Who’s The Boss?, hosted by Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Recollecting the moment, Sanjana said, “This was in 2019 during the World Cup. I was around the Indian team during practices. The other boys like DK [Dinesh Karthik] used to wave and say hi. Jasprit was in the group but made this face, like ‘I’m not going to say hi or even make eye contact.’”
Assuming he was deliberately avoiding her, Sanjana joked, “Mujhe laga maybe girlfriend hogi, wife hogi [I thought maybe he had a girlfriend or wife watching him]. I was like either I’ve done something wrong, or that’s his personality!”
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However, as the two started interacting more, the ice quickly melted. “Once we spoke, we understood each other. Turns out, he’s not like that at all,” Sanjana added.Bumrah, laughing off the incident, responded, “This story is very one-sided! She thought I was married? My nature is shy. I don’t randomly go around saying ‘hi’ to people. It takes time for me to open up.”
“Her logic was that I didn’t say hi, so I must be married and being watched – what kind of logic is that?” he joked.The couple tied the knot in March 2021 and welcomed their son, Angad, in September 2023. From awkward silences to sharing laughs on national television, their journey is as heartwarming as it is funny.
