WATCH: 'I respect everyone, but...': Jasprit Bumrah opens up on batsmen tough to bowl to

India ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah is arguably one of the best pacers in modern-day cricket and we often witnessed batters struggling to his lethal pace, pinpoint accuracy and toe-crushing yorkers. Bumrah made his international debut in 2016 and quickly cemented his place in team India across all formats. 

A video is viral on the internet where during an event Bumrah is asked if there is any batsman who he thinks has been tough to bowl to. As the crowd cheered on, Bumrah gave a very cunning answer, without naming any batsman.

"Look I want to give a good answer but the real factor is that I don't want anyone to take over me in my head because obviously I respect everyone, but in my head I tell myself that if I do my job well, there's nobody in the world who can stop me. So I look at myself rather than the opponent so if I think that I have control over everything and if I give myself the best opportunity, everything else will take care of itself rather than giving the power to the batsman that he'll get the better of me and he's better than me, so that I don't want to" said Bumrah. 
 

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Bumrah last featured in the T20 World Cup 2024 where he was the pick of the bowlers. He got 15 scalps at an average of 8.26, finishing with an astonishing economy of just 4.17. He was the first Indian bowler who was awarded Player of the Tournament in the 2024 T20 World Cup where India defeated South Africa in the final to win their first ICC trophy after 2013.

 

Bumrah has not featured since the final of the T20 World Cup, the speedster missed India's tour of Zimbabwe followed by India's tour of Sri Lanka and he will also miss the Duleep Trophy 2024. The pacer will likely to be part of India's Test series against Bangladesh where he will play one Test match as BCCI want him fresh for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2025. 

 

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