Jasprit Bumrah performed brilliantly in the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam, picking up a total of 9 wickets. Bumrah was awarded the Player of the Match award for his outstanding performance. After the match, Bumrah was asked a question about the match with fellow fast bowler James Anderson to which he gave a very brilliant answer.
Anderson is one of the greatest bowlers in the cricket world right now. The 41-year-old Anderson is on the verge of taking 700 wickets in Test cricket. In the second match at Visakhapatnam, he took five wickets to his name.
When Bumrah was asked about the match with Anderson, he replied: “No, not really (match with James Anderson). Before becoming a cricketer, I am a fan of fast bowling. If someone is doing well, then they should do that. Congratulations.” I look at the conditions and the wicket and think about what my options are. I shouldn’t be a one-trick pony.
Bumrah also spoke about his brilliant yorker to take the wicket of Ollie Pope in England’s first innings. Bumrah was told that his yorker would be praised all over the world. The Indian pacer said, “As a young player, this was the first ball I learned to play. I saw the greats of the game: Waqar, Wasim and Zaheer Khan.”
Let us tell you that Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal had scored a double century in the second Test against England. During India’s first innings, Jaiswal put 209 runs on the board in 290 balls with the help of 19 fours and 7 sixes. On the other hand, Bumrah took a total of 9 wickets in the game. In the first innings, Bumrah had made six English batsmen his victims. Furthermore, he showed three English batsmen the way to the pavilion in the second innings. For this brilliant bowling, he was voted “Player of the Match” in the match.