India’s rookie fast bowler Gurnoor Brar revealed the team management and bowling coach Morne Morkel told him to back his strengths amid the ongoing three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. On his ODI debut against Afghanistan, Brar impressed one and all with his performance. He returned with impressive figures of 3-27 in 4.5 overs he bowled. The lanky pacer accounted for Ibrahim Zadran, Rashid Khan, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi.
Brar bowled consistently around 145 kmph and impressed in his maiden appearance in the Indian colors.
Furthermore, Brar returned with impressive figures of 3-60 in 10 overs he bowled in the second ODI against Afghanistan on Wednesday. The lanky pacer dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Mohammad Saleem Safi.
“According to me, every fast bowler should work on yorkers. I work on my death bowling to see how consistently I can bowl yorkers because when you have to bowl at the death, yorkers are very useful, especially when good hitters come in,” Gurnoor told reporters on Wednesday.
“The management and bowling coach back me a lot, which gives me the chance to bowl more openly. They didn’t give me any new tips; they just told me to back my strength,” he said.
The Punjab highlighted that he pushes his length back when there is less swing on offer.
“You can’t just bowl fast. Many batsmen like pace if there is nothing in the wicket. It becomes about how we plan against a good opposition or a good batsman and how we set our field positions,” he said.
“If your outswing is good, every batsman faces problems, so I try to swing it as much as I can. When the swing is less, I push my length back,” he added.
Brar revealed he pushed his length back in the second ODI against as there was too much heat.
“The ball wasn’t swinging much due to the heat and the wicket. So we adjusted the plan. If we don’t get swing, we put the ball back. It all works according to the batsman, the wicket, and the match situation,” Gurnoor explained.
The third and final ODI between India and Afghanistan will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Saturday.
