{"id":185412,"date":"2023-10-11T18:26:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/?p=185412"},"modified":"2023-10-11T18:26:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:26:12","slug":"preparation-process-key-to-bumrahs-ace-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/sport\/preparation-process-key-to-bumrahs-ace-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparation, process key to Bumrah’s ace performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

India’s eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan came with 15 overs to spare but pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah denied it was a planned ploy to boost their net run-rate in the World Cup group stage.<\/p>\n

India captain Rohit Sharma smashed 131 off 84 balls as the tournament hosts chased down a 273-run victory target<\/strong> in 35 overs on a good batting track at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The hosts are only the third team to win their first two games and they are sandwiched between New Zealand and Pakistan at the top of the standings.<\/p>\n

Net run-rate could come into play later in the tournament, but Bumrah denied it was a factor in India’s performance against Afghanistan.<\/p>\n