Axar Patel REVEALS even coaches leave him alone

Indian bowling coach Paras Mhambrey does not like to give Jasprit Bumrah much input as he feels it could create confusion in his mind, Axar Patel said.

New Delhi: Indian spinner Axar Patel revealed that no one in the Indian team talks much to Jasprit Bumrah about his bowling plans and strategies. India’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey does not like to give his opinion to Bumrah as he feels it may create confusion in his mind, Axar said. Bumrah produced a magical spell against Afghanistan on Thursday, completing a win by 47 runs in a T20 World Cup Super Eight match in Barbados.

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Bumrah took three wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai and Najibullah Zadran and allowed just seven runs. This was the eighth consecutive T20 World Cup match in which Bumrah has conceded less than seven runs in his spell.

“I don’t think anyone talks about Bumrah’s bowling much. He has an idea of ​​what to do and what not to do. So I think if it’s going so well, I don’t think the bowling coach gives so much input that there is any confusion in his head. He just says you’re doing well, whatever you think you’re doing well. So I think, from what I’ve seen, the bowling coach doesn’t interfere much. During the planning, he says that whatever your mentality is, it is clear, so just execute your plans,” Axar Patel said in the post-match presentation.

Bumrah soon realized that slower was the best way to take wickets on the Barbados track, which was a bit of a stop and turn. He got his first wicket through a slower delivery in the powerplay.

Indian bowlers did not allow Afghan batters to settle and play shots freely. The Afghans could only manage 134 in their twenty overs.

Axar said that it is always an added advantage to have an experienced bowler like Bumrah in the squad. “Obviously Jasprit Bumrah is a world class bowler, and you know that with the quality of bowlers we get on our part, to be able to get out of a difficult situation.”

Axar emphasized that the performance of the bowler at the other end does not significantly change his approach. He stays focused on his strengths to achieve the best results. You have to think about what you have, what your strengths are, what your weaknesses are. So don’t think much about what the other bowler did, as you said that’s how we should bowl in partnerships. I just thought this works for me on this wicket. So after 1-2 balls I realized that if I change the pace and length, it is better on this wicket. That’s what I was doing.

“I didn’t think he bowled that well from the other end, I will have to do this and that. When I think like that, I put more pressure on myself. I was thinking about how I can do my best in this.” situation That was my plan and I was bowling with that thought,” he said.

Bumrah’s new ball partner Arshdeep Singh also picked up three wickets to take his T20 World Cup wicket tally to 10. Besides the pacers, spinners Axar, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav also made important contributions. Kuldeep played impressive figures of 2/32 in his first match of this World Cup, while left-arm spin-bowling all-rounders Axar and Jadeja took a wicket each.