Jasprit Bumrah Told Me to Try Cross Seam

Jasprit Bumrah Told Me to Try Cross Seam

Ishant Sharma had a considerable impact on the Test match against West Indies Vs India with the bat and the ball. Initially, he stood by Ravindra Jadeja's side to get those crucial points, whereas with the ball he was a force to be reckoned with. Meanwhile, he attributes some of the success to Jasprit Bumrah for his suggestion to try cross seams.

India resumed its first rounds on the first day of the first test against the West Indies, with Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja on the limit. However, the home team got rid of the pants early, reducing the Indian team to 207-7. Ishant Sharma then joined Jadeja in the middle as the pair scored 60 points for the 8th wicket, Jadeja playing the role of the aggressor in the partnership.

His half-century allowed India to reach almost 300, but he eventually lost his wicket to Jason Holder as India's innings ended at 297 points. Ishant also played 19 shots, scoring 62 pitches. He managed to survive the deadly fast bowling of the Caribbean pacers. What followed was something special.

However, the Indian coach attributed the good performance to the advice of his bowling partner, Jasprit Bumrah, who advised him to try cross-sewing techniques. Ishant used three of the three wickets in his last three races to complete his ninth five-field run in the Trials as the West Indies scored 108 points with just two points for the first run on Friday.

"There was rain and after that, the ball got wet and nothing happened (with the ball). So we thought we could play with a cross-sewing. There was a bounce. Bumrah told me that we can try to seam because nothing happens," said Ishant, who came back with 5/42 figures.

However, from beginning to end, India's day of domination was punctuated by The Genius of Ishant. It would be interesting to see how this would play out for him in the remaining half of the Test match.