Jasprit Bumrah says being ‘proactive’ the mantra to succeed in New York

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 6, 2024 01:10 IST

Jasprit Bumrah said that it’s necessary for bowlers to be ‘proactive’ to be consistent enough while bowling on a surface like the one in New York. On Wednesday, June 5, Bumrah won the Player of the Match award after India beat Ireland by 8 wickets at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York.

Bumrah was impressive after he finished with impressive figures of 3-1-6-2. He accounted for the wickets of Harry Tector and Joshua Little as India bowled Ireland out for 96 in 16 overs. The speedster said that bowlers need to understand the conditions before planning accordingly.

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‘You have to be prepared’

"When you come here and the ball is seaming around with some bounce and pace, I would never complain. You have to be proactive, you can't pre-empt things,” Bumrah said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

“You realise how the wicket is and then go back to what works for you. Once the seam goes down the pitch does settle down. You have to be prepared to bowl in all conditions, so very happy today,” Bumrah said.

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Bumrah got assistance from Arshdeep Singh, who picked up both Irish openers, Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling, and finished with figures of 4-0-35-2. Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel accounted for one scalp apiece.

After being asked to chase down 97, India romped home with 46 balls left in their innings. Rohit Sharma scored 52 runs off 37 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes.

After India lost the early wicket of Virat Kohli, Rohit and Rishabh Pant put on 69 runs for the second wicket. Pant also made an impact after he stayed not out on 36 runs off 26 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes.

India’s next match is against Babar Azam’s Pakistan on Sunday, June 9.