If given an opportunity, it will be an honour: Jasprit Bumrah on captaincy

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah said if he will be given the captaincy responsibility it will be an honour At the same time he added that he is willing to contribute to the team irrespective of whether he holds a leadership role or notWith Virat Kohli not at the helm and Rohit Sharma unavailable due to a left hamstring injury Bumrah will be the vicecaptain to KL Rahul for the ODIs against South Africa starting from January 19I am ready to contribute in whatever position and way I can to the team If given an opportunity of course you would think about it I like to do my work however I can contribute having a post or not it doesnt really matter Whatever contribution you can give I try to do that and thats always been my process and that is what I look to do said Bumrah in the virtual press conferenceIf given an opportunity its an honour and there is no bigger feeling than that But I try to focus on the things I can contribute even if I am not given a position of leader because thats the job of a teammate of how you can help each other in any situation thats very important added BumrahTalking about his role in the current leadership scenario Bumrah felt it wont be any different The role doesnt change at all because I have to do my job first isnt it Trying to contribute as much as I can to the team in whatever fields I can and helping KL as much as he wants if he needs any assistance on the field Sharing the bowlers mindset or what kinds of fields can you keep that is something I have always looked to do even if I am not the vicecaptainI try to talk to certain younger guys as well who have come in now and have a lot of discussions with them around fields what kinds of deliveries and assessing the wicket Thats the same role I have to do again and I am trying to do that as well There is no specific responsibility or added pressure that I want to take Helping the team and KL in any way possible and try to keep a calm head and do thatBumrah revealed that Kohli had informed the team in a meeting after the Cape Town Test about his decision of leaving the captaincy We have been very close as a team unit He told us in a meeting that he will be stepping down from the Test captaincy He informed us of this as a team and we respect his decision and value his leadership a lot We congratulated him as a team for his contribution to the Test team as a leader and wished him all the best This was the conversation we had with himBumrah further said the former skipper will always be a leader in the group On Saturday Kohli announced that he will step down from the Test captaincy with immediate effect The upcoming threematch ODI series against South Africa will be his first whiteball series as a playerSee I am not here to give a judgement about his decision But yes its a personal decision and we respect his decision He knows how his body is reacting and what frame of mind he is in We respect that and its been an immense pleasure to play under his leadership as I made my Test debut As I have spoken before he brings a lot of energy to the side He will always be a leader in the group and his contribution has been immense and will be immense going further as wellThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever