Johannesburg,
\nThe way India have turned things around after losing the first Two Tests in South Africa is remarkable. Much of the credit for this amazing turnaround has<\/p>\n
deservedly gone to skipper Virat Kohli and the two wrist-spinners, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. There\u2019s, however, one more individual who has been<\/p>\n
pretty exceptional for India, right from the very first ball bowled on this long tour. Yes, it\u2019s Bhuvneshwar Kumar; the pacer has been chipping in with fine<\/p>\n
performances right from the first Test, both with bat and ball.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, in the first T20I, he came up with another solid showing, picking up 5\/24 to help India to a comfortable win. The five-wicket haul made him the first<\/p>\n
Indian and overall the sixth bowler to have a five-for in all formats of the game. \u201cTaking wickets means a lot to me,\u201d Kumar said. \u201cHowever, it doesn\u2019t matter if<\/p>\n
you take five wickets or how many as long as you\u2019re winning matches for your country. That\u2019s what matters, though taking fifers in every format feels good. I want<\/p>\n
to do it for as long as possible. \u201c<\/p>\n
Did he do something special for his maiden five-wicket haul in T20I? \u201cI was trying to change my pace. I just wanted to take the pace off the ball because I knew<\/p>\n
batsmen won\u2019t find it easy to hit. The important thing is how you mix your deliveries according to the wicket.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we bowled a lot of slow balls. It was a part of our strategy on this wicket, to do away with pace and make it difficult for the batsmen to score. Apart from<\/p>\n
line and length, it\u2019s important to understand how you want to mix your deliveries.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kumar hailed the team\u2019s 28-run win as a \u201ccomplete performance\u201d. \u201cWhen we went in there, we knew what we wanted to do. We had lost the first two Test<\/p>\n
matches and then we came back. The momentum was on our side and if momentum is on your side, you have got to make it count. Credit has to go to the entire<\/p>\n
team for the way we have played in every department,\u201d\u009d said Kumar.<\/p>\n
The pacer said managing workload and fitness has been the key to his success. \u201cFirst thing, it comes with fitness. It\u2019s not easy playing all three formats,<\/p>\n
especially on a single tour. So the first thing is to manage workload. I practise in a specific way to avoid putting extra load on the body,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
India batsmen no longer weak against short balls<\/p>\n
Giving credit to the batsmen, the pacer said their performance on this tour has enhanced their reputation against short-pitched deliveries. \u201cWhenever India go<\/p>\n
abroad, there\u2019s a perception that the Indian batsman are not good against short-pitched bowling. This time we have not seen that thing. We have really tackled it<\/p>\n
well. Even today, they bowled 5-6 overs of short-pitched deliveries, but it backfired on them,\u201d said Kumar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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