“I grew up observing reverse swing setups,” said Jasprit Bumrah following his outstanding showing in the second test between India and England.

On the second day of the second Test match between India and England in Visakhapatnam, star Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah displayed his abilities by taking his ninth five-wicket haul in the longest format of the game. He discovered some reverse swings and ended up with fantastic 6/45 statistics as India defeated the tourists 253 runs to none in their opening inning.

The quick bowler talked about his performance and said that he had trained hard to play reverse swing on the field since he was very young. The 30-year-old acknowledged that reverse swing is quite important on Indian soil and highlighted his joy at obtaining wickets in this manner.

“Jasprit Bumrah grew up watching legends bowl magical deliveries and reverse swing set-ups.” It’s something that truly motivated me. I therefore learned how to set up a batsman and how to exploit your talents when I started playing serious cricket.

In a video that the BCCI released following Day 2 stumps, Jasprit Bumrah stated, “I used to watch this as a kid and now I am able to do it so I am really happy with that.”

“Reverse swing is crucial when performing in India. We can take advantage of the reverse swing technique in domestic cricket because we were raised here. There is no better feeling than being relieved to secure wickets with a reverse swing, he continued.

Jasprit Bumrah also discussed how, in the second innings of the second Test, he had set up the England bats. He delivered a particularly impressive one that rattled Ollie Pope‘s stumps. He said that England was expecting an inswinger after they lost the wicket of Pope, which aided him later in the innings.

“I got a feeling that they could be watching inswingers after that Pope speech. That’s when the outside edge gets involved. He went on, “The ball was kept in excellent condition, and when they edged it, it did carry.”