The batters played offensive shots to cushion the bowlers, Bumrah says

Jasprit Bumrah, India’s only wicket-giving match at the 2021 T20 World Cup so far, tried his best to defend India’s poor batting unit against New Zealand in Sunday’s Super 12 match.

“As a baptismal unit, what we were trying to do is know that dew is a big factor in the second entry. We tried to give her a cushion. We wanted to get extra races that could give them an advantage in the second game. I think in that process we played a lot of offensive shots, chances of attack. That didn’t come out today, ”Bumrah said after India suffered a second humiliating defeat in so many other matches.

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“So I think that was the approach that was going on as a batsman, because in the second inning, batting is easier. So we wanted to give that cushion to the bowlers. I think that was the thought process. I think there were a lot of attack problems in that thought process.” .

So far having lost two of the two in the league phase, India have one foot at the starting gate. With three nights left in the next match, Bumrah admitted that the players had to be at their professional level to return to Afghanistan on Wednesday.

“As an athlete, you face a lot of days in cricket. Some days will be good and others bad. What I try to do is not be very high when good days happen and not very low when good days happen, ”Bumrah said.

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“All of these things are always part of a cricketer’s life. Try to stay in the moment, look at what went wrong, what went well and try to move forward. That’s the only way to move forward in this game,” he added.

The Sodhi birthday boy shines

Ish Sodhi, India’s captain and vice-captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s prized headdresser who picked up the leg warmers at a memorable time, admitted that he could not better celebrate his 29th birthday note.

“It’s a nice way to spend your birthday. You spend a lot of time all year away from friends and family. And so it’s pretty nice to spend a day like this and get over a top quality side like India, ”he said.