India claimed victory in the 3-match T20I series against Ireland with a score of 2-0. Unfortunately, the last match had to be canceled due to weather conditions. The stand-in skipper captain, Jasprit Bumrah, made his grand homecoming in International cricket after recovering from an injury. He clinched 4 wickets in the 2 matches that he participated.
With the impressive performance of fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, who secured four wickets by skillfully utilizing bounce to dismiss the batsmen, India can now breathe a sigh of relief. This indicates that two of its key pace bowling choices are in good shape and enthusiastic to participate in the upcoming Asia Cup and World Cup. This positive development comes after their recovery from back injuries.
“It’s been a lot of fun (captaining) and it was an honour captaining them. They were enthusiastic and eager even when rain was around. Makes my job easier when players are so confident, and they tell me what to do,” said Jasprit Bumrah, who was also awarded the Player of the Series.
He further said that thoughts of injuries weren’t crossing his mind while bowling in Ireland. “Not one year, 10-11 months (away from the game). I don’t think about that (injury). When you get a chance to captain your side, you always take it. As a cricketer you always enjoy responsibility. All good no complaints.”
Talking about the abandoned third T20I at Malahide, Bumrah said, “It was frustrating waiting for a game to happen. This was something we did not see coming because the weather was fine earlier.”
Paul Stirling, captain of the Ireland cricket team, expressed that his team had a lot of positives to take away from the series, he said “Periods of good cricket… in patches. A lot of positives but it’s about finishing those games on. India always gives high-quality good cricket when they come here.”
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