‘I Don’t Go & Abuse Batter’: Jasprit Bumrah Says He Is ‘aggressive’ But… – News18
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Bumrah, who sits at the No. 1 position in the ICC Test bowler’s ranking, said he is aggressive, but his aggression is different from others.
Jasprit Bumrah says he is aggressive but he doesn’t like to abuse batters. (Picture Credit: AP)
Star Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who sits at the No. 1 position in the ICC Test bowler’s rankings, was seen losing his cool on Friday (January 3). He got into a heated argument with Australian batter Sam Konstas during the final hour of the first day’s play of the fifth India-Australia Test in Sydney, and then after taking Usman Khawaja’s wicket on the final ball of Day 1, Bumrah charged towards Konstas to celebrate in an aggressive manner.
Bumrah’s charged-up celebration came as a shock for many fans and experts of the game, as it was one of the rare moments when Bumrah lost his cool. The 31-year-old pacer, who holds the record for taking the most wickets in a Test series for India away from home, in a recent interview with Forbes India opened up about his attitude and said he’s aggressive, but it’s just that he doesn’t go and abuse the batter.
“I am aggressive; it’s just that I don’t need to go and abuse the batsman, because when I was a kid, I saw the bowlers on the television screaming and shouting and going head-to-head. When I tried it, I became too aggressive; when I tried to play in club cricket, it didn’t work in my favour.”
“When I realised that I go overboard, to control that I consciously worked on it. When I’m nice and calm and relaxed, people don’t know what’s going on in my head, so that gives me a mental advantage. That helps me to stay calm and make better decisions,” he added.
Bumrah, who won Player of the Tournament award in T20 World Cup 2024, feels that in a sport like cricket, which favours batters heavily, bowlers should be aggressive.
“And I am aggressive; I’m not there to give throwdowns to batters to hit. I’m there to do my job and make my team win. But my way of aggression is different; I don’t need to abuse, but my body language and the way I run in and bowl—that is how I want to show aggression.”
“I obviously won’t lie; it happens. But I don’t start it (sledge),” said Bumrah. “But when it comes my way, I don’t back down as well, because that is how I started playing. It is very easy for me to start that battle, but I don’t do it consciously because I want to be in my zone or my moment.”
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