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"I'd watch Pak bowlers' videos as they were the bowling kings" : Bumrah on learning to bowl yorkers
Jasprit Bumrah reveals how he learnt the art of bowling yorkers
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah opened up about how he started bowling yorkers to Vikram Sathaye in an episode of his video series, "What The Duck" . The Gujarat pacer admitted that he used to watch the videos of Pakistani bowlers and as a kid, he thought that yorker is the only option to take a wicket.
So, he used to try and hit the base of the wall in his house and that's how he started to learn the art of bowling yorkers.
When asked about "did he do a lot of practice, focus, mental strength like the great Wasim Akram used to do for bowling yorker?", Bumrah said, "no, I didn't do any of these things. I started my cricket by watching television. I used to watch cricket throughout the day, all the time. What I used to do is, I used to watch their (Pakistan bowlers) videos because they were the bowling kings at that time. So I used to think that they are getting wickets on yorkers. So I always thought as a kid that if I have to take wickets then yorker is the only option."
"When you are a kid, you cannot always go out and play. So during the hot afternoons, we had a big hall. What I used to do there is, I will try and hit the base of the wall. If you bowl there, there won't be any noise and you can play for a longer period of time. This is because, if you make noise, your mother will come out and you will get bashed. So the basic convenient way was to do that. So then I started to do that and then I started to play with a tennis ball and a rubber ball. So this is how I bowled and this is the only thing which I know. So I started to do that," he added.
https://cricket.yahoo.com/news/jasprit-bumrah-reveals-learnt-art-113205274.html
Jasprit Bumrah reveals how he learnt the art of bowling yorkers
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah opened up about how he started bowling yorkers to Vikram Sathaye in an episode of his video series, "What The Duck" . The Gujarat pacer admitted that he used to watch the videos of Pakistani bowlers and as a kid, he thought that yorker is the only option to take a wicket.
So, he used to try and hit the base of the wall in his house and that's how he started to learn the art of bowling yorkers.
When asked about "did he do a lot of practice, focus, mental strength like the great Wasim Akram used to do for bowling yorker?", Bumrah said, "no, I didn't do any of these things. I started my cricket by watching television. I used to watch cricket throughout the day, all the time. What I used to do is, I used to watch their (Pakistan bowlers) videos because they were the bowling kings at that time. So I used to think that they are getting wickets on yorkers. So I always thought as a kid that if I have to take wickets then yorker is the only option."
"When you are a kid, you cannot always go out and play. So during the hot afternoons, we had a big hall. What I used to do there is, I will try and hit the base of the wall. If you bowl there, there won't be any noise and you can play for a longer period of time. This is because, if you make noise, your mother will come out and you will get bashed. So the basic convenient way was to do that. So then I started to do that and then I started to play with a tennis ball and a rubber ball. So this is how I bowled and this is the only thing which I know. So I started to do that," he added.
https://cricket.yahoo.com/news/jasprit-bumrah-reveals-learnt-art-113205274.html
