’I learnt reverse before conventional swing’: Bumrah

It was largely due to his exploits that the hosts managed to clean up England for 253 and gain a substantial 143-run first innings lead

'I learnt reverse before conventional swing': Bumrah

India's bowler Jasprit Bumrah bowls a delivery during the second day of the second Test cricket match between India and England, at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, in Visakhapatnam. Pic/PTI

For someone who produced one magical delivery after another to record his best figures in India, Jasprit Bumrah feels there is no need to search for magic when the ball is reversing.

Bumrah, 30, was an artist at work on Day Two of the second Test against England as he got the ball to reverse in three destructive spells across the last two sessions to end up with figures of six for 45 in 15.5 overs. “In first-class cricket, if you want to take wickets in India, you have to learn to bowl reverse swing. Probably, I learned to bowl reverse swing before the conventional swing because you play a lot of cricket on slow wickets,” said Bumrah.

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It was largely due to his exploits that the hosts managed to clean up England for 253 and gain a substantial 143-run first innings lead.

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