Yorker Specialist Jasprit Bumrah Reaps Benefits of Net Practice
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It’s about battles on the field. It’s about do-or-die situations. It’s about just one goal. It’s about victory. In short, it’s about playing fair. Howzzat? Well, that’s SIMPLY SPORTS! 07 Yorker specialist Jasprit Bumrah Our destiny is in our hands, not India: Pakistan coach reaps benefits of net practice akistan head coach Mickey Arthur was left disappointed after India’s defeat to I was following the game intently ndia’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s England in what was a must-win game and was disappointed that India did ability to bowl yorkers at will has been a A CLASS ACT for the hosts in the ongoing World Cup. key factor in his team’s progress to the POn June 30, England defeated India by 31 runs not get up because that would have opened Cricket World Cup semi-finals and the On Tuesday, Bumrah and yorkers. His last was going all-out at and kept their hopes alive of making it to the the door for us. Now all we want is to get to Iright-arm pacer attributes it to the long hours semifinals. Friday with a real opportunity and our des- he spent honing the skill. returned with figures two wickets of Rubel the other end. He “How they (India) played, again Bumrah sealed India’s 28-run victory against of 4/55 from his 10 Hossain and stuck to his strengths that’s the issue which we can’t con- tiny in our own hands. Bangladesh on Tuesday with two trademark overs. All his scalps Mustifizur Rahman and delivered peach trol,” Arthur told reporters on Mickey Arthur, Pakistan head coach yorkers to claim the last two wickets in succes- Tuesday. sive deliveries and finish with figures of 4-55. were clean bowled and proved how much of deliveries to get “Obviously, I was following the The right-arm quick’s accuracy and death- he showed a great clarity he had in his the final two game intently and was disappoint- Zealand can recover from two straight de- overs mastery make him a limited overs asset amount of accuracy mind and was not Bangladeshi wickets ed that India did not get up because feats to beat England at Chester-le-Street, and the 25-year-old attributed his skill to his and precision while unfazed when and seal the match that would have opened the door which would open the door for the Green work in the nets. “Whenever I practise in the for us. Brigade to reach the semis by beating nets, I practise each and every situation - be it bowling off-cutters Mohammad Saifuddin for the Men in Blue. “Now all we want is Bangladesh at Lord’s on Friday. with the new ball, be it with the old ball, or to get to Friday with a “I just hope New Zealand get death bowling at the death,” the bowler said. real opportunity and it done for us,” said Arthur. “I tick all the boxes in the nets. In the match, uations in the nets, said he did not consider So we thought that our destiny in our “If New Zealand don’t (win) then it’s all about execution and keeping a clear head.” himself a master of the delivery. they’ll come hard with own hands,” he we hope England win by a big- Bumrah has used the yorker delivery to “I do it again and again and again in the the new ball, which they added. enough margin and then we calcu- good effect in the tournament to claim 14 wick- nets. The more you do it, you get decent at it. were trying. So our main Had India won late what we have to do with our ets from seven matches with an impressive “You can’t master it but you still try to get focus was to get the ball against England, net run-rate, which I think is prob- economy rate of 4.6. His unique release point better at it. It’s all about repetition. It’s like the old as soon as possible so Pakistan would ably too much,” he added. and accuracy render him nearly unplayable at length ball — you have to do it again and again the spinner that we had and have then just need- Earlier, former Pakistan times and difficult to score off otherwise. (in the nets) and try and replicate it in the game.” our slower balls would come ed to win against cricketers Basit Ali and Sikan- Bumrah, who likes to simulate match sit- Another aspect of his bowling is to control into play. So that was the Bangladesh to make it to the der Bakht had alleged that the his aggression according to the requirement plan.” knockouts. However, now, Men in Blue might inten- of the team, he said. “I try to keep things sim- Qualifying for the semi- they have to depend on the tionally lose to England to Whenever I practise in the nets, I ple. Reading and analysing the wicket as soon finals with a match to spare result of Wednesday’s match oust Pakistan from the practise each and every situation as possible is important. Sometimes you run affords India the luxury of between England and New tournament. Even former — be it with the new ball, be it with the after wickets, but I focus on team goals — what resting their strike bowler for Zealand. If the Three Lions Pakistan captain Waqar the team wants me to do right now. Saturday’s group clash with defeat the Black Caps, then Yunus had questioned In- old ball, or death bowling at the death. All “Not chasing success, I want to focus on Sri Lanka but Bumrah does they would qualify for the dia’s sportsmanship af- of that preparation helps me in the my process. If I do that, eventually everything not want to put his feet up. semifinals and Pakistan ter a concentrated ef- matches. If the work ethic is good, then gets sorted out.” “This is my first World Cup will get knocked out of the fort to rally support execution becomes much easier. Asked if defending the total on a slow wick- so I’d like to play as many games tournament. for India among et was easier than expected, he said: “We thought as possible... The more matches However, all the Pak- Pakistani fans on the Jasprit Bumrah, Indian pacer that the wicket will get slower as the inning pro- you play, the more you enjoy,” istani fans and the team social media by a Photo: GETTY IMAGES Photo: gresses. We were just looking forward to that. he said. AGENCIES would hope that New number of celebrities. IANS Jasprit Bumrah Mickey Arthur, Pakistan coach Photo: AP Pant needs to Omitted from WC squad, Rayudu retires For him, it’s more about the improve his throwing Photo: PTI gnored for the ongoing World A CHEQUERED Cup, Indian middle-order team: Sachin backs Dhoni technique: Sridhar batsman Ambati Rayudu I CAREER Photo: ANI Photo: ANI Wednesday retired from all egendary batsman forms of cricket without spec- Rayudu earned the repu- Sachin Tendulkar ifying his reasons for calling it has put his weight tation of being a tem- L quits, a BCCI official revealed. behind under fire MS The 33-year-old Andhra peramental player owing Dhoni, saying the wicket- batsman was in the official to several confrontations keeper-batsman played ac- standbys list for the big event with fellow cricketers and cording to the situation in the UK but was ignored de- and expectations of the spite the injury-forced ouster even match officials in team against Bangladesh of all-rounder Vijay Shankar. the domestic circuit. in the World Cup match Opener Mayank Agrawal which India won by 28 Ambati Rayudu He retired from first- was brought in on the team class cricket last year to runs. management’s insistence and On Tuesday, Dhoni MS Dhoni it is learnt, Rayudu was left pretty straightforward e-mail Declared the preferred focus on limited-overs once again faced a lot of quite disappointed by the turn in which he thanked all the cap- No.4 batsman by captain Virat format. He played in the flak from fans on social (Dhoni) did exactly what about the team. Whatev- of events. The player is yet to tains he played (under) and also Kohli not many months ago, now defunct Indian media after he con- was right for the team. If er is the need of the hour, make a formal announcement the BCCI,” the official said. Rayudu was ignored for tributed with 35 runs of he stays till the 50th over, one needs to do that and but a Board official told PTI Rayudu played 55 ODIs for Shankar in India’s final squad Cricket League in 2007 33 balls in India’s total of he can help other guys on Tuesday, he did that that he has communicated his India, scoring 1694 runs at an for the big event. Chairman of which came in the way of 314/9 which the Men in around him. He is ex- perfectly,” he added. decision to the BCCI. average of 47.05. The player, selectors MSK Prasad had jus- his selection to the Blue defended success- pected to do that and he Dhoni has been fac- Rishabh Pant “We received his mail in who could never break into the tified the move by saying that national side. fully at Edgbaston. did that,” Tendulkar told ing a lot of criticism for the morning.