3rd Test: We can give it back as good as we get, says Bumrah on short balls

Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah C celebrates the dismissal of South African batsman Lungi Ngidi during the second day of the third test match between South Africa and India at Wanderers cricket ground on January 25 2018 in Johannesburg Pic AFPSatisfied after getting his maiden fivewicket haul in Test cricket Jasprit Bumrah said that the current Indian attack has pace and are not afraid of dishing out shortpitched stuff like their South African counterparts Indian pacers have also got pace nowadays We are just trying to get the wickets whilst bowling short to the tailendersIf we get it from them we can give it back as well That was our basic plan as they were trying to play some shots Bumrah replied when asked about the shortpitched strategy deployed against the South African tail The visitors reached 49 for 1 at stumps after Bumrahs 554 that helped them bowl out South Africa for 194 in their first innings Bumrah spoke about how the Indian bowling attack has hunted in a pack We always want to contribute as a pack On another day may be another bowler will get more wickets but we wanted to create pressure as a packIt was always a dream to play Test cricket and get a first fivewicket haul over here Its always a great feeling when you are able to do so said Bumrah Nightwatchman Kagiso Rabada batted nearly two hours in the morning while Hashim Amla played a grinding knock of 61 runs off 121 balls It was not frustrating to see Rabada bat because he was playing well So you some times acknowledge that the batsman is playing well You dont try too much and just dont go away from your plans This is what we were discussing On these type of pitches wickets can fall in bunches We were focussing on that Bumrah said Bumrah got Amla who tried to flick him over deep square leg but was holed outAmla was trying to shuffle a lot The ball was doing so much that he was trying to do something else So that was working for him We thought that we would probably use one fuller ball straight up That could also give the message that we are trying to hit the stumps All these battles are very interesting on such wickets as itiquests always challenging and you keep on learning when such challenges come You are very happy whenever you get his Amla wicket so I am very happy He was beaten a lot of times but we were happy that he got out the easy way he did he addedBumrah said that this was a very helpful wicket for the bowlers perhaps even a touch towards the extreme But he added that it was a pleasant new experience since he hadniquestt bowled on such a wicket in India We havent played on many such wickets where there is so much help for the bowlers certainly not in India Its a little different On such wickets there is always a temptation that you try harder or get more wickets This has been a steep upward curve for Bumrah who has been a standout limitedoversiquest bowler for India in the past year but now has made a mark in Test cricket as wellHe put this progress down to several conversations he has had with various senior bowlers both home and away I doniquestt think about whether I am good here or over there I just focus wherever I am going what preparation I am doing and doniquestt focus on what the opinions are Its very good that people have opinions but my basic aim was that wherever I go I focus in the present moment This is red ball cricket right now so I try to focus on what works in red ball cricket and try to ask questions to all successful bowlers he saidCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go