AUS v IND 2018-19: Jasprit Bumrah feels that game is slightly in favor of Team India

India ended day three on 151/3 with a lead of 166 runs.

Pujara and Kohli added 71 runs to take India to 151/3 | GettyTeam India has gained an upper hand in the first Test at the Adelaide Oval after finishing day three with a lead of 166 runs and at the score of 151/3.

Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah said in the press conference, “It is slightly in our favor. The late wicket (of Virat Kohli) was a good thing for them but we have a good lead. If we capitalize on that and have a good first session (on Sunday), that will leave us in a very good place in this match.

Bumrah also played down the booing that Kohli got while coming out to bat and said, “I don’t think these things are important to us because for us, what happens in that circle is important. Everything else, we can’t control. If they (the crowd) want to, they can do whatever they want. As long as we are doing well, we are happy.

We saw Nathan Lyon using the rough to his advantage. Ashwin is an experienced bowler and he knows what he has to do. He will probably work on it (the rough) and he will play a crucial role,” said Bumrah.

Bumrah was all praises for Pujara, who is unbeaten on 40, “He has showed a lot of patience and that is the key element in Test cricket. He knows his game in and out, he knows his strengths. He is playing around that strength, he knows to leave the ball well. He is playing with the bowlers’ patience as well. He has done that over the years. It was a great knock (the first innings hundred), and hopefully he will continue that.”

Explaining his own adaptation methods to different conditions, Bumrah said, “I ask players who have played here before. In England, when I was not playing, I was bowling in the nets, I was keeping an eye on what was happening. So I try to copy that in the nets.

He added, "In South Africa, I was consistently playing one-day cricket, so I had a lot of overs under my belt. I always ask questions. I keep an eye on the opposition as well, maybe try and learn from them. All these things help. Do your research, do your homework, keep an eye on the lengths of the different grounds and different players, (observe) what they do.

(With inputs from sportstar.thehindu.com)

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 08 Dec, 2018

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