SA vs IND 2018: "Confidence is not dented after one match"- Jasprit Bumrah
Updated - 11 Jan 2018, 09:50 PM
India were completely decimated in the first Test against South Africa at the Newlands in Cape Town. However, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah believes that the confidence of the touring team has not dented after the loss. Bumrah made his Test debut in the first Test and impressed one and all with his bowling performances in both the innings. He finished the match with figures of 4 for 112 with three of the wickets coming in the second innings.
India lost a great opportunity to win their first match in Cape Town and take a 1-0 lead as they had to chase 208 runs in the fourth innings with five sessions in hand. However, the batting department lets the Indian team down as the tourists could only manage 135 in the second innings.
Bumrah said:
“Confidence is not dented after one match. If it happens, then you don’t deserve to play. Learn from the mistake you made and go forward. There is not a single cricketer who has not made a mistake.”
Talking about his performance he said:
“It was a first good Test and a good learning experience for me because I have never played over here in South Africa. So I had a lot of things to learn from it. Now it is time to move forward and focus on the second Test. It was not a dream debut. I was happy with whatever I learnt from that match. As a bowler you look to get the first wicket early and I got AB de Villiers.”
“It was a happy moment, and from there on, we took a lot more wickets. As a bowler, my motto is not to get too excited and not to get too down after every match. I want to take confidence in to the next match.”
Bumrah also said that the Indian bowlers made a mistake in reading the bounce in the pitch which helped the hosts reach 286 in the first innings:
“We realized what mistakes we made in the first innings, so (on day four) we were trying to create pressure from both ends and focus on our lengths which were wrong in the first innings.”
The second Test is scheduled to begin on 13th January at the Supersport Park in Centurion.
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