Pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who was adjudged the Man of the Match for his spell of 2 for 19 against Pakistan on Saturday, said his focus was on reading the wicket quickly and it helped him to find the correct length.
Yorker-specialist Jasprit Bumrah was among India's heroes as the team made the much-anticipated ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match between the powerhouses a one-sided affair. Bumrah and co bowled out Pakistan for a below-par 191 -- a target that was comfortably chased down by their colleagues in the batting department.
"It felt good. You get to analyse the wicket as soon as possible. We knew the wicket was on the slower side, so the hard lengths were the way," Bumrah was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
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"We were trying to make it as difficult as possible for the batters. When I was young I used to ask a lot of questions, so that has helped me develop a lot of knowledge. I like to read the wickets and try a lot of options."
Bumrah dismissed Mohammad Rizwan (49) and Shadab Khan (2) with two peaches.
Explaining the dismissals, Bumrah said, "I saw Jaddu's ball was turning, so I count my slower ball as a spinner's slower ball."
"I thought that I could make the run-scoring tough, and it worked. There was a little phase in there where there was reverse swing. It was an outswinger (that) I was looking to ball (to Shadab), but there were parts of reverse swing happening.
"I have seen him (Waqar Younis) and Wasim Akram bowl some magical deliveries. So, to get his nod is great," he added.
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Rohit Sharma's swashbuckling 86 off 63 ensured that India reached the target with 19.3 overs to spare despite losing Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli early.
The win was India's eighth triumph over Pakistan in the showpiece event. The Green Shirts are yet to taste victory over their archrivals in the quadrennial event.
