NEW DELHI: Team India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is arguably the best fast bowler in the world right now. The Indian vice-captain has even intimidated the Aussies to such an extent that there’s no denying the fact that the Aussies are in awe of the right-arm pacer.
With 21 scalps from 3 Tests in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Bumrah is the top wicket-taker in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia.
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) shared a clip of a video on their official X handle on Tuesday where Bumrah talks about perfecting the craft of fast bowling.
Bumrah says in the video, “Some days you’ll be tired, but on game day you’ll be tired as well. So you have to push yourself some days in the nets as well because again you will be tired, you’ll never be fresh all the time if you play Test cricket.”
Bumrah became India’s top Test wicket-taker in Australia during the third Test in Brisbane, surpassing the great Kapil Dev, grabbing nine wickets to surpass the legendary pacer’s record of 51 and reach 53 in Australia.
Bumrah continues in the video, “What works for me? When I’ve taken wickets, how have I taken wickets, how was I feeling? What was my body feeling like? So all of those things I keep that in mind, I write it out and try to replicate that mindset again and again.”
Bumrah was the player of the match in India’s 295-run triumph in Perth in the first Test.
Bumrah says in the video, “Every game will not go well, but then if you have that balance, more than often not you’re able to execute. I used to practice every day different kinds of deliveries. After doing it again and again and again, your body has that muscle memory. So this sport is all about volume. Initially you want to learn anything, you have to do it again and again. Why do we execute the length ball a lot. Because we’ve done it so many times. Every ball is like that.”
On a bouncing Perth wicket, Bumrah, who was captaining the first Test in the absence of Rohit Sharma, made life miserable for the Australian batters.
Australia were dismissed for 104 in Perth after Bumrah took 5-30 from 18 overs. In the second innings, he added 3-42 to help India win by 295 runs.
Bumrah adds in the video, “Practice with being aware of what you’re doing not just for the heck of it, repetition, but smart work, but initially, think before 27-28, don’t think about workload. You have to learn the sport. If you don’t bowl, if you don’t do it enough how will you learn that craft? It’s not a video game that I’ve decided and it’ll happen. You have to do it. Again and again.”
With 21 wickets in the series thus far at an almost unbelievable average of 10.90, Bumrah is the most prolific bowler on both sides.