IND vs SA: There Are No Hard Feelings, It Just Happened In The Heat Of The Moment – Marco Jansen On Heated Altercation With Jasprit Bumrah

Young South Africa pacer Marco Jansen has opened up on his heated altercation with star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah during the 2nd Test of the three-match Test series at the Wanderers, Johannesburg and said that there are no hard feelings and it just happened in the heat of the moment.

Marco Jansen and Jasprit Bumrah have played together in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Mumbai Indians. However, the former Mumbai Indians teammates were involved in a heated altercation in the 2nd Test. Jansen bowled some bouncers at Bumrah and then there was some heated exchange between the duo in the middle of the pitch.

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At a virtual press conference, Marco Jansen was asked about his altercation with Bumrah to which he responded that he and Bumrah are good friends. He added that playing for his country he would never back down. He elaborated:

“I love this sport, I have wanted to play since I was a child. All the emotions show how much love and passion I have for the game. Obviously, I played with Jasprit Bumrah in the IPL, we are good friends but sometimes on the field, things get heated.”

“You play for your country, you are not going to back down for anyone and obviously, he plays the same way as well. There are no hard feelings, it just happened in the heat of the moment (on altercation with Bumrah in the Johannesburg Test).”

Proteas left-arm pacer added that the South African team will take a lot of momentum from the Test series win into the ODIs but said that they can’t underestimate India. He said:

“Obviously, we are taking momentum from the Test series into the ODIs. But we are not underestimating India at all, India is one of the best teams in the world so we have to bring our A-game. We are looking to take the fight to them. We have to be as prepared as we can, a series win against India would be big.”

It Felt Good To Have Gotten A Chance In The Test Team – Marco Jansen

Marco Jansen made his Test debut in the Centurion Test against India and as the series progressed he just kept getting better and he managed to bag 19 wickets and was the second-highest wicket-taker in the series.

Meanwhile, talking about his performance in the Test series Marco Jansen said that he “ did not expect to do that well”.

“Obviously, it felt good to have gotten a chance in the Test team and then to contribute to the side’s cause. I did not expect to do that well in the series. Very glad that we won the series 2-1. India has not won a Test series in our conditions, glad that we could maintain that record,” Jansen said during a virtual press conference. 

“The first innings of the first Test sums it up really well. I did not start the way I wanted to and I was very nervous. It is normal for every player to get nervous. Off the field, I am a chill guy, I am an introvert but when I am on the field, I want to express myself,” he added.

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