Jasprit Bumrah
The Indian team is currently playing a five-match Test series against England on home soil, in the first two matches of which Team India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has performed brilliantly. Bumrah has now taken 15 wickets to his name including both matches. Bumrah played an important role in the Indian team’s victory in the second Test match of the series played at the Visakhapatnam ground. At the same time, former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has now revealed in a statement that Bumrah was also keen to play Test cricket in his early career. In 2016, Bumrah got a chance to debut in the limited-overs format but had to wait for almost two years to get a place in the Test team.
She said it was the best day of her life
Ravi Shastri, in an interview with former England captain Michael Atherton, writing for The Times, said about Bumrah that I remember my first conversation with him in Calcutta, where I had asked him if he was interested in Test cricket be? Then he said that this would be the greatest day of his life. Shastri further said that he was declared a white ball expert without asking him. But I knew and wanted to see how hungry he was to play Test. I told him to be ready. I told him that I would feed him in South Africa. He really wanted to play Test cricket with Virat Kohli. He knows that no one remembers the average of the cue ball. People will always remember your numbers only in Test cricket.
Kohli was recognized as a diamond in the rough
In his statement, Ravi Shastri further said that Virat Kohli also had a lot of individual talent but I wanted to see the team’s talent. I wanted to win and take Test cricket to the top and I recognized Virat Kohli as a ‘diamond in the rough’. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the captain and my eyes were on Kohli. I told him at the start of my second month that it would take some time, but I was ready for captaincy. Kohli was completely occupied with Test cricket. He was passionate. He was willing to work hard and play hard cricket, which was in line with my way of thinking. When you play against Australia or Pakistan you should have a player who doesn’t complain and doesn’t make excuses.
(PTI INPUTS)
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