The Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma had high praises for the premier Indian pacer, Jasprit Bumrah after India’s win over Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the pink-ball Test. The latter troubled the Lankan batters even on a dry pitch that was tailor-made for spinners. He took five wickets in the first innings and three in the second essay. Rohit said the pacer’s performance was magnificent without a doubt.
During the post-match press conference, Rohit Sharma said, “To come out and bowl like that in this kind of conditions shows how much skill and ability he has. Someone like Bumrah, he’s never out of the game whatever the conditions are. To bowl on certain pitches, you need certain skill-sets. And he seems to bring those skill-sets into the game depending on what sort of assistance he has from the pitch.”
During most parts of his Test career, Jasprit Bumrah has largely played in foreign conditions and Rohit Sharma said it was imperative to keep the bowlers fresh and ready.
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Explaining the same, Rohit Sharma said, “Keeping everything in mind, the workload, we have to rotate these guys. So he’s missed a lot of games. In the coming years, you’ll see a lot of Bumrah playing Tests in India and abroad as well. But as I said, we need to look after these guys really well, make sure they are fresh so that they come out and perform the way these guys have done here. We want to keep them fresh all the time. That’s the challenge for us.”
He further added, “But, honestly, we cannot look that far ahead as it does not work like that. We need to look into the present, make sure that there are a few steps to climbing to reach that place. For us, reaching those small goals are very important. “Having lost the series in SA, it was critical for us to make an impact and get those crucial points for us.”
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Rohit Sharma also addressed the fact that India missed a couple of experienced batters (Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane) but Hanuma Vihari has taken his new batting position like fish to water. Rohit also explained that Shreyas Iyer has also taken it as a positive challenge to bat at no.6.
