Thinking about the game is as important a factor as skills: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar one of the architects of Indias famous win over Pakistan in Asia Cup feels having a solid game plan against each of the opposition player is as important as executing your skills on the fieldBhuvneshwar played a vital role in Indias fivewicket win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener He returned with a fourwicket haul that included the prized scalp of Babar Azam The 32yearold surprised the Pakistan skipper with a bouncer in his second over as he went for the pull only to top edge to Arshdeep Singh at short fine legIt is important for a player to be proactive be it while batting or bowling because T20 is such a fast format to assume things Bhuvneshwar said at the postmatch press conferenceWicket didnt support swing and bounce was more so we plan and we know what the batters strength and when we bowl a couple of balls more we get a better idea I believe thinking about the game is as important a factor as skills he addedThe Indian team kept rattling the Pakistan batters with short ball eventually bundling them out for 147Bhuvneshwar felt Babars wicket disrupted Pakistans plan as the team relies on him to anchor the inningsOnce Babar was dismissed we did not think that half of the Pakistan team has been dismissed He is a good player but technically there were nine other batters still leftAs a team we do not think that if the best batter is out then half of the team is dismissedBut yes once he was out we knew their plans will be disturbed as the batter who plays the role of the anchor was gone Bhuvneshwar saidAfter struggling with injury Bhuvneshwar has found his rhythm Talking about his own bowling he said he hasnt changed anythingAlso Read ExPakistan coach calls for separation of BabarRizwan opening partnershipIts the same practice Everyone has a bad game now and then and that was it but I hvent changed anything Sometimes you need luck to go your wayBhuvneshwar was delighted by the bowling performance on SundayI am very happy with the performance not just with the wickets Yes when you get wickets you feel happy to contribute but sometimes bowling economically is also a contribution to the teams causeThe way the others bowled as well I think it was a complete team performanceHardik Pandya dazzled with the ball before taking India across the line with a six Bhuvneshwar feels it augers well for the team that the allrounder is in such good formDefinitely he will be a key player in WC the way he is batting and bowling in the last few series hes in good form a and if he continues this it will be good for us in the World CupIndia has suffered an embarrassing 10wicket defeat to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup at the same venue last yearWe had forgotten about the match against Pakistan that we lost last year Honestly as a cricketer we do not think about the result I know people can have their expectationsWe lose against other teams as well but we do not talk about them that match as compared to when we lose against Pakistan We just leave everything behind and keep moving aheadThis 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