Aus vs Ind, GT: Jasprit Bumrah defends India’s bowling unit saying team is in transition

“Look, as a team, we don’t point fingers at each other and we don’t want to fall into that mentality where we point fingers at each other. [and say] that ‘you should do this, you should do that’.

“Obviously, we as a team are going through a transition where new players are coming here and it’s not the easiest place to play cricket. Here, it’s a different atmosphere as this wicket is a different challenge. So yeah , we”. You’re not looking at that.

“Obviously as a bowling unit, like I said, we’re in transition, so it’s my job to help others. I’ve bowled a little bit more than them, so I’m trying to help them. But again, everyone will learn through it and get better. and eventually it will find different ways. So this is the journey you will have to take.”

India are 51 for 4 after two days of play, trailing Australia by 394 runs. Bumrah got his second five-pointer of the series. He has 18 wickets in the three matches so far at an average of 11.72. His closest ally is Siraj, who has picked up 11 wickets at an average of 25 and has been a target for the crowd since dismissing Travis Head in the last Test.

“We’ve had conversations, but this was the conversation he had with me before he came. [to Australia]”Bumrah said of Siraj. “I think when we came here to Perth, as well as in the last game, he looked in a very good mood. He was bowling well and has got some wickets. In this game, I think I’ll give him credit for having a little bit of a snag, but he still kept bowling and helped the team because he knew if he came in and didn’t bowl, then that team would. go under pressure. So I think he has a great attitude and a fighting spirit that the team loves.

“In terms of wickets and everything, some days you will play well, the wickets will come like I talked to you before and some days you will not play very well, but the wickets will continue. So it’s all money in the bank, that’s the conversation I’ve had with he.

“You keep concentrating on your things, things you can control, you keep running, you keep having a smile on your face. You wanted to play Test cricket, you are doing that. Your family is really proud of you.

“You’re doing something that not many have done before. So I think he’s in a very good place, that’s what I know. I don’t know what else is going on, but he has a great attitude and that’s a very positive for us.”

Australia has given Bumrah many challenges to work on and he has thoroughly enjoyed it. “In the Test match we played in Perth, the wicket was different, the Adelaide pink ball was different, the wicket behaved differently, the ball behaved differently and here it’s a little bit different because the wicket is level and the progress is low. So in India we are not used to that. We are used to state level grounds, so it is an interesting challenge.

“I always expect all that and I always look for answers. So it has always been my greatest happiness that if I encounter a problem or if I encounter a certain situation, I look at how I solve it. What can I do in this scenario instead of complaining or look at someone else or point the finger that I need this from this person? I don’t look at all those things. I look at myself the way the ball has been going and yes, I’m looking forward to contributing even more.”

However, the one thing that continues to baffle him and the rest of the Indian bowling attack is Head. He has been the top scorer in three innings for Australia, two of which, the first innings at Adelaide and the first innings at Brisbane, were rescue acts that took a game on the line to one of considerable strength for his team.

“The Kookaburra ball, once the seam goes down and becomes soft, becomes relatively easier to hit when the wicket doesn’t offer much,” Bumrah said. “So you have to find solutions. How do you make it difficult to score runs? What fields do you want to have? What is the strength of an individual? Therefore, it may differ from person to person.”

“We have someone like Rishabh Pant who also does that. But all those scenarios are sometimes very difficult for bowlers. Because you bowl a certain number of overs, the ball doesn’t do much. You can’t take an attacking option. . So it’s a puzzle that sometimes you can solve. Sometimes, if someone plays well, you have to notice and say: ‘well played.'”