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New Delhi: India’s stand-in captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday said that Jasprit Bumrah earned his maiden Test call up after the pacer’s hard work. Bumrah was named in the test squad that will take on South Africa in the first week of January. Insisting that the addition of Bumrah will be a major boost for the team, the 30-year-old said that it is a lesson for all the aspiring cricketers that if you work hard then you would surely get rewards.
“It is a great boost for him to be part of the Test team. He was looking forward to it. For a while, he wanted to be a part for it. It is all the reward from what he has done in the ODIs and T20Is. Over the last year or so, how he has improved on his bowling and fitness. It is a lesson for many cricketers, that if you put in the hard yards, you will get the results and will be awarded,” he said.
“He has played with me in Mumbai and I have only seen him grow every game. He comes up with new strategies and new plans. And it is good to see that he has matured as a bowler. Being focused and disciplined in terms of his work ethics and that is what is giving him the results on the field. After the one and a half month break, he is looking a lot fresher. He has worked upon his body at NCA and is much rejuvenated now,” Rohit added.
Rohit, who led Mumbai Indians to three championships in the Indian Premier League (IPL), is all set to make his international captaincy debut when India host Sri Lanka in first of the three ODIs in Dharamsala from tomorrow.
India will begin their tour of South Africa with a two-day warm-up match at Boland Park in Paarl from December 30 before the two sides head into the first Test of the three-match series from January 5 in Cape Town.
(With ANI inputs)
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