{"id":56770,"date":"2024-02-06T01:11:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T01:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/jasprit-bumrah-reveals-how-wasim-akram-waqar-younis-became-his-inspiration\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T01:11:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T01:11:03","slug":"jasprit-bumrah-reveals-how-wasim-akram-waqar-younis-became-his-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/jasprit-bumrah-reveals-how-wasim-akram-waqar-younis-became-his-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasprit Bumrah reveals how Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis became his inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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India pacer Jasprit Bumrah said he learnt to bowl yorkers by watching Pakistan bowling legends Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis in childhood.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The right-handed pacer, who took nine wickets in India\u2019s 106-run win over England in the second Test in Visakhapatnam, talked about the brilliant inswinging yorker he bowled to dismiss Ollie Pope in the first innings.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the 28th over of England\u2019s first innings, Jasprit Bumrah bowled an emphatic reverse-swinging yorkers tol the right-handed batter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ollie Pope was deceived by the delivery and had his middle and leg stump cartwheeling out of the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the 28th over, Bumrah\u2019s delivery at 88MPH featured a 2.4-degree swing, culminating in a masterful Yorker that dismissed Ollie Pope.<\/p>\n

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Jasprit Bumrah said he learnt to bowl the yorkers by watching the likes of legends Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Zaheer Khan. He added that he believed it was the only method to dismiss batters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe yorker was the first delivery I learnt,\u201d Jasprit Bumrah was quoted saying at the post-match presentation by India news agency Indian Express in its report. \u201cWhile playing with the tennis ball, I learnt it. I saw on the television Waqar [Younis], Wasim [Akram] and Zaheer [Khan] execute it and I learnt it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jasprit Bumrah said numbers and statistics don\u2019t matter to him anymore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t look at numbers. When I was young, I looked at numbers and got excited. But I don\u2019t look at it now. It gives extra baggage. The important thing was to win and I\u2019m happy with it,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

The right-handed batter said he doesn\u2019t think of himself as the leader of India\u2019s pace attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNot a leader. But I feel I have played a good amount of cricket as we are in a transition period. So, I feel it\u2019s my responsibility to give the youngsters knowledge,\u201d the pacer said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n