Coldplay’s Chris Martin Gives Shoutout to Jasprit Bumrah Mid-Concert: ‘He Needs to Bowl’

Chris Martin Gives Shoutout to Jasprit Bumrah Mid-Concert: Chris Martin of Coldplay chose to surprise his fans on Saturday, January 18, at the Navi Mumbai event by praising India's speed leader Jasprit Bumrah.

Coldplay's much-awaited Mumbai concert took place Saturday evening at Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Chris Martin gave a shoutout to India's star pacer, Bumrah, much to the crowd's delight.

Chris added, “We are so happy to be here. This is our first real show in India. So thank you. Namaste.”In one of the videos, the band’s frontman Chris Martin can be seen speaking in Hindi. He said, “Good evening everybody. Aap sabka bahaut swagat hai. Mumbai mein aakar humein bohot Khushi ho rahi hai (Welcome everyone. We are very happy to be in Mumbai).” His Hindi made his fans go gaga.

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Chris added, “We are so happy to be here. This is our first real show in India. So thank you. Namaste.”

The band performed their iconic songs “Fix You” and “A Sky Full of Stars,” among others. Mid concert, Chris said, “Hold on, we have to finish the show because Jasprit Bumrah wants to come and play backstage. He says he needs to bowl at me now.” The unexpected shout-out to Bumrah sparked excitement among cricket fans in the audience.

The entire episode unfolded when the crowd was grooving to Coldplay's uber-popular track 'Sky Full Of Stars'. Chris Martin asked the crowd to stop.

The singer then mentioned Jasprit Bumrah's name, and the crowd cheered loudly. "Hold on, we have to finish the show because Jasprit Bumrah wants to come and play backstage."

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Chris Martin then said good night and thanked the fans. He further said, "He says he needs to bowl at me now."

He was also seen chanting 'Bumrah Bumrah' after hearing it from the crowd. "We'll ask him to wait 15 minutes," he said further.

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After their performance, Chris Martin was also heard thanking his fans in Hindi by saying “Shukriya,” followed by “Jai Shri Ram”. He said this when he was reading placards that his fans held up during the concert. One of the placards read ‘Jai Shri Ram’.

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