Gurnoor Brar has been a pleasant revelation for India during the ongoing three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. He didn't get a game for the Gujarat Titans this IPL season, but he has been impressive on his India debut.
In his first two matches, Brar has picked up six wickets at an average of 14.50 and an economy rate of 5.87. After finishing with figures of 3/60 in 10 overs in India's 170-run win in the second ODI at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Brar advised every fast bowler
to develop a lethal yorker. He said that he is working really hard to hone his death-bowling skills.
“According to me, every fast bowler should work on yorkers. I work on my death bowling to see how consistently I can bowl yorkers because when you have to bowl at the death, yorkers are very useful, especially when good hitters come in," Gurnoor told reporters on Wednesday (News18 CricketNext).
Brar also credited the Indian team management and bowling coach Morne Morkel for giving him a lot of freedom and asking him to back his strengths without making wholesale changes to his bowling approach.
“The management and bowling coach back me a lot, which gives me the chance to bowl more openly. They didn’t give me any new tips; they just told me to back my strength," he said.
While Brar has been bowling consistently in the 140 kmph zone, he said that only pace is not going to help him get the better of the batters. Instead, he revealed that correct field positioning and the ability to swing the ball would help him get the upper hand.
“You can’t just bowl fast. Many batsmen like pace if there is nothing in the wicket. It becomes about how we plan against a good opposition or a good batsman and how we set our field positions," he said.
“If your outswing is good, every batsman faces problems, so I try to swing it as much as I can. When the swing is less, I push my length back," he added.
The pitch at the Ekana Cricket Stadium proved to be a batting paradise as India piled up 402 runs in 50 overs. Brar revealed how the Indian bowlers altered their plans to put the batters under pressure.
“The ball wasn’t swinging much due to the heat and the wicket. So we adjusted the plan. If we don’t get swing, we put the ball back. It all works according to the batsman, the wicket, and the match situation," Gurnoor explained.
Lastly, the Muktsar-born asserted that he does not easily get satisfied and always looks to improve his craft, so that he can help the Indian team more in the future.
“I don’t get satisfied. I am happy that I did well, but I want to do more for Team India. I want to keep doing better. I just keep doing my work," he said.
