Skipper’s lethal weapon: Don’t need to live up to the reputation, says Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has been a nightmare for all international batsmen but India’s pace spearhead doesn’t feel that he has built some kind of reputation that he needs to live up to. With a simple six-step run-up and with an unusually slinging action, Bumrah is skipper Virat Kohli’s ‘Man Friday’ in all formats but for the genial Punjabi from Gujarat, it is all about being a good student of the game. “Most of the times, I don’t think about expectations. I just try to check what exactly does the team wants me to do. I don’t think that I have a reputation to live up to as I just need to keep things simple,” Bumrah, the world No.1 in ODIs, said after playing a pivotal role in India’s six-wicket victory. “I always keep an eye on what is happening all over, so that maybe I can learn and add things to my armoury. There’s no harm in learning. For example, if you tell me there’s a perfect action in the world, I’ll try to copy that,” he said. Bumrah bowled “hard, Test match lengths” to South African batsmen that worked for him, something that his skipper…