IPL 2017: Jasprit Bumrah reveals how he and Rohit Sharma planned Gujarat Lions’ downfall in the Super Over

Arguably one of the best death overs bowlers in the world, Mumbai Indians seamer Jasprit Bumrah says his success is a result of consistently practicing this aspect of bowling in the nets. Bumrah produced one of the finest death overs in the history of Indian Premier League as Mumbai Indians nearly committed harakiri before edging out Gujarat Lions in a thrilling Super Over finish here last night.

“I don’t practice like how (Lasith) Malinga does it by keeping a shoe (which the Lankan ace then tries to hit with his toe-crushers’),” said Bumrah. “I practice with him on how to bowl the yorker consistently, but I always have a death bowling session whenever I practice as it’s important, because this is the time I bowl for Gujarat in domestic matches, for India and for MI. So constantly whenever I practice, I’ve a proper death bowling session,” he explained at the post match press conference.

After the scored were tied, the one over Eliminator saw Mumbai Indians score just 11. Defending 11, Bumrah conceded only six runs displaying brilliant variations of slower deliveries including a few in the blockhole. Bumrah said his skipper Rohit Sharma had told him not to take extra pressure …read more