In the IND vs ENG 2nd Test, the hosts defeated England by 106 runs on Monday. Following the win, India`s lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah said that he doesn`t look at his record number since it is added baggage now.
In the IND vs ENG 2nd Test post-match interview, Bumrah said that numbers used to excite him when he was young.
Bumrah revealed that “yorker” was the first delivery learnt by him when he was young. He acquired the knowledge of yorker by seeing legendary pacers like Zaheer Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He further added that it is his responsibility to help Team India since they are “going through a transition.”
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“I don`t look at numbers. As a youngster, I did that and it made me excited. But now it`s added baggage. As a youngster, that was the first delivery I learned (yorker). I had seen the legends of the game. Waqar, Wasim and even Zaheer Khan. We`re going through a transition so I feel it`s my responsibility to help them in any way I can. We discuss certain things. I have been playing with him for a long period of time (Rohit). No, not really (competition with Jimmy?). As a cricketer, I`m a fast bowling fan. If somebody`s doing well, kudos to them. I look at the situation at the wicket and think about my options. I should not be a one-trick pony,” Bumrah said.
During the IND vs ENG 2nd Test, Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest Indian pacer to reach 150 wickets in the traditional format of the game.
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The pacer achieved the feat with 6,781 balls bowled. Meanwhile, Umesh Yadav comes second on the list with 7,661 balls bowled. Mohammed Shami and Kapil Dev hold a third and fourth place with 7755 and 8378 balls, respectively.
Bumrah reached another milestone on Saturday. He took Kapil Dev`s place to dismiss the opposition`s third, fourth, fifth and sixth batters in an innings in a Test in India. Earlier, Kapil Dev made the record in 1983 against the West Indies in Ahmedabad, where the former India skipper made a stunning spell of 9/83.
In the IND vs ENG 2nd Test, the exceptional show by Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin helped the hosts to secure a dominating win over Ben Stokes-led England. The five-match test series between the teams is now levelled at 1-1.
(With ANI Inputs)
