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4-1-7-3. Three wickets for seven runs. Those were Jasprit Bumrah<\/a>‘s figures in India’s first 2024 T20 World Cup Super 8 clash against Afghanistan. And were it not to be for Suryakumar Yadav<\/a>‘s swashbuckling 28-ball 53, Bumrah would’ve walked away with a third Player of the Match award in the T20 World Cup. In such good form, Bumrah does not need much advice from the bowling coach either. Teammate Axar Patel<\/a> revealed that no one in the team tells Bumrah how to go about his bowling.<\/p>\n Speaking post-game, Axar Patel said that India’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey prefers to keep to small talk with Bumrah, in fear of confusing him with too much advice.<\/p>\n “I don’t think anyone in the Indian team talks about Bumrah’s bowling, as he has an idea of what to do,” said Axar Patel.<\/p>\n “As much as I’ve seen, the bowling coach does not interfere much. He tells him “Whatever your mindset is, it is clear, so just execute your plans”,” Axar said.<\/p>\n And he’d be wise to do so. Bumrah has been in exceptional form. After finishing IPL 2024 with his best-ever economy for a single season, Bumrah has carried his form to the 2024 T20 World Cup, picking up eight wickets in four games.<\/p>\n Against Afghanistan, the clarity in Bumrah’s mindset was evident again. Noticing the slow nature of the Barbados wicket, Bumrah used cutters and slower deliveries, paying dividends.<\/p>\n Earlier, he had picked up the wicket of Afghanistan’s top run-scorer of the tournament, Rahmanullah Gurbaz<\/a>, in the second over.<\/p>\n Bumrah finished with three wickets, giving away only seven runs, and even bowling a maiden.<\/p>\n “Jasprit Bumrah is a world-class bowler, and we can always get out of a tough situation with such quality in the side,” added Axar.<\/p>\n Bumrah won the Player of the Match award in India’s first two T20 World Cup matches against Ireland and arch-rivals Pakistan. In particular, Bumrah turned the game in the middle overs against Pakistan, dismissing a well-set Mohammad Rizwan.<\/p>\n India next take on Bangladesh on June 22, in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup, at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n