The Indian cricket team registered their second win of the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 by defeating Afghanistan by 8 wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, October 11th. While Rohit Sharma was the star of the game with the bat, Jasprit Bumrah stole the show with the ball.
Jasprit Bumrah struck first to dismiss Ibrahim Zadran. But Hashmatullah Shahidi and Omarzazai stitched together a century stand and brought the momentum back to the game. Shardul Thakur trapped Rahmat Shah leg before while Hardik Pandya dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
India’s ace-pacer played an instrumental role in India’s big win as he bagged a four-fer and restricted the Afghanistan team to 272 runs.
“Not very very happy” – Jasprit Bumrah
After India’s win against Afghanistan, Jasprit Bumrah claimed that he wasn’t very happy and is willing to continue his preparations for the ongoing World Cup 2023. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Jasprit said:
“But I am not result oriented. Just because I have taken four wickets, that doesn’t mean that I am very, very happy or I have done something extraordinary. I just go with my preparation. I go with the process that I feel is right. I try to read the wickets and try to find the best answers that work on that wicket,”
He added: “As simple as that, not thinking about the results because I’ve got results today. I’m very, very good, that doesn’t work in my book. I try to back my strengths, try to read the wicket, and try to give my best.”
Bumrah on IND vs PAK
Further, after India’s win against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah downplayed the hype surrounding the much-anticipated match against Pakistan. He pointed out the importance of focusing on their own team’s strengths and implementing their own game plan. He said:
“See every team will have batsmen, every team will have bowlers. We also have batsmen; we also have bowlers. We’re not preparing any special for any special team Yes, we’re looking at ourselves more than the others because we’ve realized that if we focus on our team, we focus on our strengths everything else takes care of itself. So we are focusing on our team, our preparation. If everything that is there in our control, we control that, that gives us the best chance. So that is what our team is focusing on.“
