Jasprit Bumrah on Monday said that as a captain and a bowler, he enjoys bearing the pressure in difficult situations and this makes the job of the less experienced players of the team much easier. Bumrah played an important role in India’s victory by taking eight wickets in the Perth Test match. He proved to be the best bowler of this match.
India defeated Australia by 295 runs in this match. “When situations are difficult, I think about how I can contribute,” Bumrah said in the post-match press conference here. This happens even when I’m not leading the team. In such a situation, whenever a difficult situation arises, I try to find an answer to it.“I am comfortable putting myself in difficult situations.”
The impact of Bumrah’s thinking was also visible in young players like Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy and both these debutants made excellent contributions on important occasions at the Optus Stadium here.
Bumrah said, “I was trying to put myself in that difficult situation to make the job easier for the new players. You know it is not very easy to take more responsibility in your initial matches.
He said, “I was trying to reduce the pressure on him in the match and I am happy that his attitude was positive.” Despite this historic win, Bumrah will not lead the team in the Adelaide Test as regular captain Rohit Sharma has reached Australia. Have gone. When Bumrah was asked about leaving the captaincy, he cheekily said, “I will tell them that I am not going to leave it easily.”
The 30-year-old player said, “I have said this earlier also that he (Rohit) is a fantastic captain and his work has been fantastic. I was just filling his place.” Bumrah said, ”There was a discussion when he was in India. We have talked a lot about the team. I am ready to help him in every possible way.
