Bouncers rattle Aussies too- Jasprit Bumrah

[Marco Polo]

One step at a time.” Despite all his spunkiness, highlighting his youthfulness, when Jasprit Bumrah utters these words to this correspondent, in his many conversations, one knows that it has purpose and not spoken for the sake of it. The certain brashness in his nature, should not be mistaken as rudeness but confidence personified in a boy who not only dreams big but also knows what it takesto make it big. And works hard for it. It has been a one step at a time for Jasprit since he impressed the likes of his Ranji Trophy skipper Parthiv Patel, a seasoned pro himself, and selectors during the trials two seasons back. ‘GREAT’ EXPERIENCE By the end of his very first season he found himself in the midst of legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Anil Kumble after being picked for Mumbai Indians to feature in Indian Premier League. His confidence increased through regular words of wisdom, and Jasprit himself told Mirrorthat how his interactions with the likes of Zaheer Khan and Lankan Lasith Malinga had helped him develop as a bowler. FOUR-DAY DEBUT An impressive debut Ranji Trophy season — where he spearheaded Gujarat team’s bowling attack with 38 wickets — followed by 13 wickets in five Vijay Hazare Trophy matches means he was handed a ticket to Down Under for the India A tour. “I am happy that I was selected for the senior four-day team,” the youngster told Mirror. “I had already featured in the one-day team (he was part of the India U-23 team for Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup in 2013) and had the experience of playing in T20s (Indian Premier League) at the higher level,” he reasoned. BATTING PARADISE Making his debut, in his maiden tour to Australia, Jasprit lived up to the reputation as he took five wickets — including three top-order wickets — in the first innings itself at Brisbane. “Australia is known to have wickets that favour fast bowlers —fast and bouncy — but to our utter dismay we were given wickets that were same as in Ahmedabad — a batting paradise,” Jasprit tells about his experience. “It was not at all easy to bowl out there and we tried to do things out of the box. I am happy that I was able to pick five wickets in the first innings,” he added. Australia mixed their team with some highly talented players and none of his victims was muck. He had the likes of Alex Dooland, Peter Forrest, Chris Lynn and Ben Cutting — who all have donned the national colours. “They were not a weak team. I understood that they were all very talented with considerable experience at domestic level. Some of them are international players and most of them are part of the Indian Premier League teams,” Jasprit said. SHOCK AND SURPRISE Jasprit was surprised when he found out that Australians actually struggled with the bouncers since they are known to handle the short ball with confidence. “Since there was nothing in the pitch, we were trying a few different things and bowling short was one of those,” he said, adding “I was pleasantly surprised when I realised they are not actually confident facing the short stuff.” “In fact, three of my five wickets came through the short ball,” the youngster said with a smile. LOT TO LEARN Talking about his experience, Jasprit said, “It was a learning experience for me.” “There is so much to learn from the likes of Umesh bhai (Yadav) and Dhaval (Kulkarni). Our coach Lalu sir (Lalchand Rajput) is a respected coach and I too gained from his experience,” he said. Talking about the things, he said, “I am far from being the master yet but I am learning to have control while bowling fast. I have understood that it is a very important part and I hope to do better.” LET THE PACE SPEAK Known for his express pace, a rarity in India cricket scene, the brief for Jasprit was simple — rattle them with pace. “I was handed short spells and asked to bowl with pace,” he said. So is he the new speedster India is looking for? Jasprit remained rooted. “That’s a far-fetched dream. I am not thinking that far,” he said, adding “I am more focussed on the near future. I will be leaving for Mumbai Indian’s camp for the Champions League and my immediate aim is to get selected in the 15-member team.” We said that. One step at a time.

[Marco Polo]

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[Temujin Khaghan]

[Temujin Khaghan]

[Temujin Khaghan]

[FreakazoiD]

Freakish action is that!

[rkt.india]

Freakish action is that!

He is loose jointed, look at the right elbow.

[Forever Indian]

He is gonna be the superman of Indian cricket. I hope he further develops hitting the deck and getting seam movement. That would be good v ariety for our pace attack.

[velu]

He is loose jointed' date=' look at the right elbow.[/quote'] is that good or bad ?

[Old guy]

is that good or bad ?

why would it be bad ? his natural action is suited to it i just hope that no one changes it ..:((

[rkt.india]

is that good or bad ?

it is good for him. Otherwise, he could never have pulled off this awkward action and would stay injured. Being loose jointed also helps him generate pace even with this action.

[ThePhenomenal1]

hope to see him in senior side in good time. another good prospect, but better if he debuts post-captain dhoni, which is hopefully soon!

[express bowling]

Bumrah hits the deck hard in a good % of his deliveries. Has a good bouncer too. I have actually seen him bowl much quicker in five day matches than t20s. Normally, it is the other way round. He probably reduced his pace in t20s to be very accurate. The best part is ... he is taking lots of wickets in FC matches along with his above-mentioned qualities.

[express bowling]

Every team gets rattled by bouncers .... If they are good, accurate and fast. We need quite a few bowlers in our bowling pool who can bowl good bouncers and mix it up. Bumrah can be one of them.

[Old guy]

Bumrah hits the deck hard in a good % of his deliveries. Has a good bouncer too. I have actually seen him bowl much quicker in five day matches than t20s. Normally, it is the other way round. He probably reduced his pace in t20s to be very accurate. The best part is ... he is taking lots of wickets in FC matches along with his above-mentioned qualities.

if he is asked to hit full length he will be ineffective he should be allowed to bowl in way which works for him and if possible not play in home test matches he looks like great option for limited over cricket right now

[express bowling]

if he is asked to hit full length he will be ineffective he should be allowed to bowl in way which works for him and if possible not play in home test matches he looks like great option for limited over cricket right now

In a televised domestic 5 day FC match , Bumrah was bowling good pitched up deliveries too. They were skidding on to the batsmen and were mainly indippers. Got GG bowled with one such ball.

[Old guy]

In a televised domestic 5 day FC match ' date=' Bumrah was bowling good pitched up deliveries too. They were skidding on to the batsmen and were mainly indippers. Got GG bowled with one such ball.[/quote'] you need good tracks for that on typical indian patta he wont do much but he can obviously add a lot in away games where his bowlng is totally different from others and has extra pace and bounce

[maniac]

Get this kid in the team soon...Atleast realistically let us get 1-2 good tests out of him before he fades away.DOn't get bowlers hitting 140-145 too often-Need him soon

[tweaker]

Should be selected for the England series

[rkt.india]

Get this kid in the team soon...Atleast realistically let us get 1-2 good tests out of him before he fades away.DOn't get bowlers hitting 140-145 too often-Need him soon

he is still too young, 20. We pick them too early and they do not develop enough. Should not be picked for at least 2 more years till he is 22 for his development sake. Let him play more for India A. This should apply for every young up coming pacer.