Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond has revealed that star pacer Jasprit Bumrah took the new ball and backed his yorkers with a renewed vigour against Rajasthan Royals as he was a bit disappointed with his performances so far. Bumrah, who was having a rather ordinary tournament, was back to his destructive best, claiming a four-wicket haul as his side inflicted a 57-run defeat on Rajasthan on Tuesday. It was the first time he was handed the new ball in the tournament and Bumrah didn't disappoint, returning with the impressive figures of 4-20, including the prized scalp of Steven Smith.

"Jasprit genuinely wanted to take the new ball so there was a discussion that went on one day before the game against Royals," said Bond. "It was a fresh wicket and there was grass on it, he has the ability to nip the ball around, we knew Rajasthan's key players were in the top-order so we wanted to give him an opportunity to get out there, take the new ball and take some wickets for us," he added.