While relentlessly working on his changes to stay ahead of the batsmen, Jasprit Bumrah is ready to sacrifice his ego as a pacer and is willing to explore the likes of slower balls choices to avoid becoming a “one-trick pony.” Burmah, who took 5 wickets for 21 runs, played an important role in Mumbai Indians’ 7-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday and is currently tied with Yuzvendra Chahal (10 wickets) Top of the bowling leaderboard. He perfectly combined fiery yorkers with sharp bouncers to take the wickets of star batsmen Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis among others. (IPL 2024 Points Table)

“You don’t always have to bowl a yorker, sometimes you bowl a yorker and sometimes you bowl a short ball. There is no ego in this format. You can bowl at 145 kmph but sometimes it is important to bowl a slower ball,” Bull said Ma said after the game Thursday’s game.

In a game where his teammates kept making mistakes, Bumrah’s accuracy stood out at the Wankhede Stadium.

The 30-year-old said in his post-match speech: “This format is very harsh on the bowlers. I try not to be a one-trick pony and I have been trying to do that very early in my career. a little.”

“People start lining you up. I want to have different skills. Bowling is difficult because you have to take hits.” He said preparation before every match is important and he also did his homework before the match against RCB .

“When things don’t go well for me, the next day, I watch video and analyze what didn’t work. Preparation is always key. It’s important to keep pushing yourself before a game.

“I’m very happy with the result. I would never say I wanted to take five runs. The wickets were sticky and I’m very happy with my contribution.”

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)