Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer celebrate their birthday on the same day -- December 6. Currently in Australia for India's ongoing tour, Bumrah on Sunday turned 27, while, Iyer celebrates his 26th birthday. Veteran Jadeja, who is the oldest amongst the trio, turned 32. Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh led the wishes, and took to Twitter to extend his birthday greetings. He wished each cricketer through separate individual posts.
For Jadeja, Harbhajan wrote, "Happy birthday @imjadeja keep scoring runs and taking wickets.. Stay Happy.. God bless you".
Wishing Bumrah, Harbhajan tweeted, "A champion bowler,Game changer,Yorker king @Jaspritbumrah93 wish you a very happy birthday.. Waheguru hamesha meher rakhan tere te.. Jeo Shera".
The 40-year-old also wished Iyer and he tweeted, "Happy birthday @ShreyasIyer15 wish you all the happiness going forward".
It is worth noting that even Karun Nair and RP Singh have their birthdays on December 6. The batsman turned 29, while, the former India pacer turned 35.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag took to Twitter to wish Bumrah, Jadeja, Iyer on their birthday. He also wished Nair and RP Singh.
"Today's Date 6/12- Half Dozen , One Dozen. And a day when nearly a dozen really wonderful cricketers were born. Happy Birthday to @Jaspritbumrah93 ,@imjadeja , @ShreyasIyer15 , @karun126 , @rpsingh . Have a great life ahead boys !"
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also passed on their wishes to Jadeja, Bumrah and Iyer. The BCCI wrote, "Wishing #TeamIndia trio of @Jaspritbumrah93, @imjadeja and @ShreyasIyer15 a very happy birthday."
Here are the other wishes from fans and members of the cricket fraternity:
Jadeja, Bumrah and Iyer are with the Indian cricket team in Australia.
Both sides come face to face in the second T20I on Sunday, with the visitors having won the first fixture of the three-match series.
The hosts won the ODI series, which took place before the T20Is.
While Bumrah and Iyer are both part of the T20I squads, Jadeja was ruled out due to injury after playing a starring role with the bat in the opening T20I.