‘Yeh bahut achi baat ki aapne’ – Fans react as Jasprit Bumrah takes pride in playing Test cricket
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has expressed the excitement he had during his early days for playing international cricket. He started playing with a humble upbringing in Ahmedabad. In another interview, he said that due to a lack of playing space, he has a short run-up. Meanwhile, ahead of the five-match Test series between India and England, Bumrah has said that he always wanted to play the longest format of the game.
“I am of that generation where Test cricket is king,” he replies. “I will always judge myself on it. Yes I started with IPL but I learned to bowl through first-class cricket; that’s where I developed my skill, the art of taking wickets. In Test cricket you have to get the batsman out and that challenges you as a bowler.
The right-arm pacer added that there is no luck in Test cricket as it takes great skills to pick wickets.
“T20s, ODIs, some days you might send down five slower balls and get five guys out, when in a Test match they wouldn’t have taken one. There is no luck in Test cricket, the better team wins, you cannot take 20 wickets through luck. I was never happy with just white-ball cricket and Test cricket is still the utmost format for me.
Don’t know how the youngsters look at it: Jasprit Bumrah
The Ahmedabad player further added that even though he is not sure how youngsters look at red-ball cricket, the format will find a place to survive.
“I don’t know how the youngsters look at it. But Test cricket has been around this long, it will find a way. Every format has its place – too much Test cricket would be boring, too much white ball the same. I think [the sport needs] a little bit of everything, rather than an overdose of one format or the other.”
Bumrah will play in the five-match Test series against England, starting on January 25.
This is how Twitter reacted
It shows in his skills. Wasim Akram in one of his cricket talk shows spoke on this what Makes Bumrah, Cummins, Starc special is they play the long formats. Those skill make them lethal in odi/T20.
— Anurag Rekhi (@Dravidict) January 22, 2024
Haaa to achhi baat hai ab IPL mein unavailable hoke dikhao sara workload manage ho jayega.. 😭😭
— Archer (@poserarcher) January 22, 2024
Boom bumrah just want to see you dominate the whole England batting line up and give a tough challenge to your spin department 😝😝
— Simple man (@ArbazAh87590755) January 22, 2024
This shows his pure love for red ball cricket and this will help him to achieve a lot of success throughout his career.
— Shumaila Tanveer (@shumaila56_) January 22, 2024
What a world cup he had . Smallest runup but extremely deadly . Jasprit the Star
— Salman Mirza (@SalmanMrza) January 22, 2024
Test cricket is ultimate best 🔥
— Sankott (@Iamsankot) January 22, 2024
Bro you’re biggest Choker in cricket history,
You failed to get a wicket in WTC final in both innings & didn’t scored a single run in WTC Final… bumrah is the only reason why Virat Kohli didn’t win ICC trophy as captain— KRISHNA (@KrishnaVK_18) January 22, 2024
Test cricket is the best format ❤️
— Karthik (@vsk_says) January 22, 2024
