I try not to be one-trick pony, says Jasprit Bumrah after claiming 5-fer

Mumbai: In a match in which each of the 12 bowlers had an economy rate of more than 7.00 and 10 of them in even 10-plus each, Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah conceded runs at 5.25 runs per over.

With Bumrah bagging a brilliant haul of 5-21, Mumbai Indians (MI) thrashed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by seven wickets with 27 balls to spare in Match 25 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday night.

Bumrah’s success was more appreciable as five batters hammered half-centuries with Faf du Plessis (61), Rajat Patidar (50) and Dinesh Karthik (52 not out) did that for RCB while Ishan Kishan (69) and Suryakumar Yadav struck blazing fifties for Mumbai Indians.

Thursday’s 5-21 was Bumrah’s second-best bowling effort after his 5-10 against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022, which took his tally for this season to 10 wickets in five matches, giving the 30-year-old the Purple Cap.

Bumrah, who was adjudged the Player of the Match for his sensational bowling, said the reason for his success is that he tries not to be a one-trick pony while bowling. Claiming that bowling in the shortest format of the game is very harsh, the pacer said he regularly plans his variations after watching his performance in the previous match, works on perfecting his deliveries and tries to keep the batters guessing on what he will bowl next.

“I will never say I wanted to take a five-for. The wicket was sticky and I am very happy with the contribution. In this format, it is very harsh for the bowlers. I try to not be a one-trick pony, I have worked on this early in my career. People start to line you up. I want to have different skills,” he said after the match.

Bumrah, who said preparation is always the key to a good performance, used his toe-crushing yorkers, slow dipping full toss and landed the ball on the right length and proper areas to produce his best performance of the season so far. IANS

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