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Bumrah's performance reflection of his tireless training routine: Nikhil Chopra
New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 28, 2018 21:04 IST
Former India cricketer Nikhil Chopra heaped praise on Jasprit Bumrah, saying that the India fast bowler's performance in Test cricket in the ongoing season is a reflection of his hard work.
Bumrah's pace was too hot to handle for Australia who crumbled on a deteriorating pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to hand India a massive advantage. India had declared their first innings after scoring 443 for 7.
Despite taking a 292-run first innings lead, India chose not to enforce the follow-on. Batting again, India were reduced to 54 for 5 with a lead of 346.
"First thing, his performances are a reflection of how he trains. I have seen him at the National Cricket Academy. This kid tirelessly trains. This kind would just keep bowling, practising his lines and lengths. He understands his strengths, he just bowls a heavy ball. Initially, when he broke out in the international scene or when he was playing the IPL, he had that stock ball that would pitch and come into the right-hander. Ever since he has made that trip to England, he has been able to make the ball holds its line. That's when his stock ball has become more dangerous. He has been able to create more doubts in the batsmen's minds. That's what you want. Just creating a little bit of doubt in the mind when you're bowling at over 140 kmph. As a batsman when you have that doubt in the mid, that's the end and there's no coming back," Chopra told India Today.
He added: "Just goes to show that when you keep working hard, you can succeed."
Speaking about the slower ball that Bumrah bowled to get rid of Shaun Marsh, Chopra said: "You expect the slower one from the quicker bowlers in white-ball cricket. But come Test match cricket, very rarely you see slower balls being bowled as effectively as it was by Bumrah. Bumrah can go out there and do that. It's a great little comradery between the two [Rohit]. All credit to Rohit as well."
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