India, May 11 -- Former Mumbai Indians star Harbhajan Singh has come out in support of Jasprit Bumrah after the pacer, this IPL season, has not been able to match his performances in the past. Just three wickets in 11 games at an economy of 8.51 is not something one would associate with Bumrah.

Mumbai Indians were eliminated on Sunday after a loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Raipur. MI bowlers had some sniff towards the end of the RCB chase and Bumrah did well at the death; however, the rest of the bowlers were not up to scratch. Harbhajan highlighted how heavily dependent MI are on Bumrah and insisted it is not a good thing.

"Jasprit Bumrah is the kind of bowler who can change a match at any moment. But relying too heavily on him...