{"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 “Not at all. We are not looking at it from the beginning (of the tournament. (Besides) we did not know that Rohit will give us such a headstart,” Bumrah told reporters.<\/p>\n “I don’t think we had any such conversation so early in the tournament. Really happy the way the game went and we finished it off.”<\/p>\n Bumrah claimed figures of 4-39 to help restrict Afghanistan to 272-8.<\/p>\n Asked to rate his performance, the 29-year-old said he had learnt not to measure success with the number of wickets he claimed.<\/p>\n “Look, I’m not result-oriented. Just because I’ve taken four wickets that doesn’t mean I’m very, very happy or I’ve done something extraordinary,” he said.<\/p>\n “I just go with my preparation. I go with the processes that I feel is right. I try to read the wicked and try to find the best answers.”<\/p>\n India play Pakistan in the tournament’s most-anticipated match in Ahmedabad on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n