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India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah remarked that even though he is not used to bowling upfront in the powerplay, he is doing hisbest to contribute for the team. Notably, the 31-year-old has been used quite a bit in the powerplay in Asia Cup, leading to him not bowling much in the death overs. Bumrah recalled how he bowled in the same role in 2016 when he was pretty new to international cricket.
“It is a different role. The team has wanted to use me up front. Something that is very new for me as well. Not used to doing this role. Remember doing it in 2016 when I first came into the side. Trying to contribute to the best of my ability," Bumrah was quoted as saying by broadcasters.
Bumrah's views on facing Pakistan for the third time
On the other hand, Bumrah was also asked about facing Pakistan thrice in the tournament. To this, the pacer remarked that the match will be 'interesting'. Notably, the 31-year-old wasn't able to perform well in the previous match against the Men in Green and gave away 45 runs in his four-over spell. He will be hoping to improve in the all-important final.
“It has been exciting. Not very often in a multinational tournament you play one opposition three times, so interesting is the word for me," Bumrah stated.
“Any game, you start from zero. You start with confidence, but you do not go too high or too low. We only focus on our teams, our strengths, our combinations, we do well. If we look at the other team, it does not work well.," he added.
India and Pakistan's record in Asia Cup 2025
Meanwhile, India come into the Asia Cup final after winning six straight matches in the tournament. They won all of their games in both the group and Super 4 stage. They will be hoping to keep their unbeaten streak alive in the final. On the other hand, Pakistan have lost two matches in the tournament and both of those defeats came at the hands of India.
India's playing XI for Asia Cup final: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Pakistan's playing XI for Asia Cup final: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris(w), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
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