India’s limited overs specialist Jasprit Bumrah expressed his excitement about the return of Ashish Nehra in the squad. He is also looking forward to gaining some experience from the veteran pacer during the T20 series against Australia, beginning on Saturday.

Talking to media persons ahead of the T20I series, Bumrah said, “He’s a very experienced player. I’ve played some cricket with him. I’ve played in World Twenty20 with him. It’s really good to have him on the side… It’s a lot of fun. He has loads of experience to share. He’s very helpful for youngsters like me. The team’s atmosphere becomes good when he comes to the side. It feels great to have him back in the side.”

Fitness always plays a crucial role in a cricketer’s career, especially for veterans. Talking about the same, Jasprit said, “It’s not only fast bowlers who need to put in extra effort. Yes they need to do extra sometimes, but in general if you are not fit you won’t be able to survive. It’s the responsibility of the player to look after his diet and training. Because of the amount of cricket we have been playing nowadays, everybody has to be fit.”

India had a huge 6 wicket win over Australia the last time both the teams met in World Twenty20 in March 2016. Earlier to that, they completed a 3-0 clean sweep Down Under in January. After, defeating Australia by 4-1 in the ODIs, India will look for a perfect ending to the limited overs series. Explaining the same, Bumrah said, “You do not need a drive when you’re playing for India. Any match you love representing your country. You love playing for India. It does not matter what format you play, you have to adapt constantly.”

When asked about the fake fielding law which has been criticised by the cricket experts, Bumrah replied, “I have not thought about it much. We do as we are said to do. We don’t think too much about rules. We will see what is going to happen when the rule is changed.”