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Jasprit Bumrah is a champion & will come back – KL Rahul | India vice-captain KL Rahul says Jasprit Bumrah will bounce back after tough few matches
Indian vice-captain KL Rahul admitted that even though Jasprit Bumrah’s performance has been questionable, there is no doubt that he is a fiery player. In the post-match presentation, the vice-captain said, “Look, we all know Jasprit is quite fiery and he is very competitive on the field. And he has very high expectations of himself”.
India lost the second ODI against Australia on Sunday by 51 runs as Virat Kohli’s team had to chase 390. India’s bowling has been a matter of concern after the series loss, as top players like Shami and Bumrah have been failing to pick up wickets in the first 10 overs of the game. Talking about Bumrah’s performance, Rahul said that it’s about time a champion player like him, will come back and deliver wickets.
India had faced a series defeat against New Zealand last year too and it was Bumrah’s bowling that raised concerns as failed to pick any wicket in the bilateral series. In the series, he bowled 30 overs, gave away 167 runs at an economy of 5.56, and picked up zero wickets.
“New Zealand was a long long time ago. I am sure he sets the bar very high he means a lot to this team and to this set-up and we know the value of Jasprit. It is about time a champion player like that will come back and deliver and get wickets for us. You also have to understand that in New Zealand and Australia, the wickets are so good to bat on. You will see top bowlers not getting wickets [once in a while]. So that is acceptable,” Rahul said.
Supporting his captain’s thoughts about the opposition, Rahul too felt that the opposition played better cricket. “The mood in the camp has been, and is, still very positive. It is home conditions for them. We have played 50-over cricket after a long, long time so yeah still a long way to go on the tour. But we are doing a lot of things right. Just need to learn how to bowl better on such beautiful batting surfaces. That is learning. Not a lot we have done wrong. So we need to get better with our skills and execution and need to figure out what we can do on such wickets”, he added.
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