15 October,2023 03:14 PM IST | Ahmedabad | PTI
Jasprit Bumrah (Pic: File Pic)
Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah traced the origin of his fine 2 for 19 spell that played a big part in India bowling out Pakistan for 191 in their World Cup match on Saturday to his ability to read the pitch at a venue where he played a lot cricket from the junior days.
After bundling out Pakistan for a below-par score, India chased down the target in a little over 30 overs to celebrate a seven-wicket win.
Bumrah was later adjudged as the player of the match.
"I have played a lot of junior cricket on this ground. Since it was a flat wicket, I tried to implement that experience of mine here," Bumrah told Hardik Pandya in a video posted by BCCI.
"Before getting hit for four boundaries, it's vital to realise about the wicket right after one boundary. That's what I was trying to communicate," he added.
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As fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj reminded Bumrah about his fiery spell against Afghanistan in Delhi, Bumrah attributed the success at that venue to the IPL.
"There I tried to use my IPL experience about how to bowl on flat wickets. I have been playing in the IPL for the past 11 years, so it helps."
Pandya credited Bumrah for his thinking mind while bowling: "If he gets hammered for a four off a flick, he instantly bowls a slower one. He is a legendary bowler."
Meanwhile, Siraj admitted that he was nervous and under pressure during the match against Pakistan.
"It was my first Indo-Pak match in India and my first World Cup stint, so I was highly nervous, along with some pressure," he said.
Siraj then described how he plotted the dismissal of Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique.
"I had a talk with Rohit about Abdullah Shafique's wicket. While my first bouncer didn't work well, I tricked him into guessing about another bouncer and bowled a fuller one to trap him leg-before."
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja lauded the entire Indian bowling unit. India took the last eight wickets of Pakistan conceding a mere 36 runs.
"It felt really good to bowl them out for 191 after they were 155/2. It's a great comeback as a bowling unit. We came hunting in pairs and captured a couple of wickets each."
Have been trying to bat like this: Rohit
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma played a brilliant 86, taking his side to victory. The elegant right-hander explained his methods to Pandya.
"It's a good feeling to win a game like this. I have been trying to bat like this for the last two years because the wickets are so good."
"I want to play my shots. I know I missed out on a hundred."
Rohit also talked about him showing the muscle to umpire Marais Erasmus after hammering a 90-metre six-off pacer Haris Rauf.
He (Erasmus) was asking me as to how I could hit such big sixes. Is there something in my bat? I said it's about my power."
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