England has the flattest wickets.
— Jasprit Bumrah
Whenever you go to different countries, you learn new things and gather experience.
Nobody can bowl six out of six yorkers. So you have to mix your pace. You have to bowl bouncers, mix up the pace.
Since I bowl wide of the crease - I am able to bring the ball in to the batsmen and have been working on varying my pace - a crucial component in the T20 format.
It doesn't matter to me what people think. I don't think like that.
I try to do what is there in my hand. I try to do well wherever I play.
I have always taken care of my body.
Hopefully, whenever I play more, I'll be able to do well and gain more confidence.
In four-day cricket, you have to be consistent; you have to bowl in one area.
The things you do early on, people don't know, but once they start studying videos and know what to plan, they know what to expect. So you have to keep on evolving, and according to situations, you have to adapt, because if you are just a one-trick pony, that won't work for a long period of time.
I lost my father when I was a kid, so we were close unit; my sister and mother - obviously, I'm very close to them.
I love bowling and could bowl, bowl, and bowl.
In the match, it's all about execution and keeping a clear head.
I want to keep on adding new skills to my armoury.
Being at the top of the ICC rankings is a matter of great pride for me.
IPL has helped me tremendously.
You can't be taking every opinion seriously.
I feel England is the most difficult place for a bowler.
As I played a lot of tennis ball cricket, I used to watch Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis a lot.
You cannot be successful by just bowling yorkers.
When there is seam movement, you don't need to try too much. Just bowl good, hard lengths and wait for the batsman to make mistakes.
My preparation is different for every format.
Back in 2014, I injured my left knee badly.
You go ball by ball, and you try to control the controllables.
When I went to Australia on the India A tour in 2014, I played on flat pitches against batsmen, some of whom were Test players. That experience taught me a lot, as I also was playing with a lot of Test players in our side as well, and I learned about being mentally tough.
Self-belief, I think, is my biggest strength. The mental toughness comes into play whenever the chips are down.
Nowadays, with technology coming into cricket, people start to analyse, and if you only have one or two tricks, people will start to line you up.
If you want to win, you have to do well as a fast bowling unit.
Not chasing success, I want to focus on my process. If I do that, eventually everything gets sorted out.
Whenever I practise in the nets, I practise each and every situation - be it with the new ball, be it with the old ball, or death bowling at the death.
There is more to me than just yorkers.
For me, the IPL is a great platform to learn and develop as a cricketer.
As a kid, I was like anybody else, playing cricket, enjoying it. The only difference is, right from when I can remember, I always used to love bowling.
I'm not shy.
My focus is always on what is expected of me from the team at any given situation.
In practice, I don't only bowl yorker.
If there is clarity about your plans, more often than not, you will be able to execute your plans.
I only take one ball and one day at a time, and if you think like that, you don't feel pressure at all.
You never know when your chance will come. You have to be mentally prepared and be in best shape possible.
I knew if I bowl to my strengths, I will make an impact.
I focus on how to improve my fitness level.
In T20, you can show your variations; you can show your yorkers.
It's always good to contribute to the team's success, be it with the new ball or the old ball.
I have been lucky enough to work with such coaches who didn't try to change me but always told me to back myself.
When you see the stumps flying, that's the best feeling.
I try to keep things simple. Reading and analysing the wicket as soon as possible is important. Sometimes you run after wickets, but I focus on team goals - what the team wants me to do right now.
It is important to have a clear head while bowling at the death, and one has to have self-belief.
During pressure situations, it is important to have confidence in your ability.
Every year, I learn something new at the IPL. It has shaped me as a cricketer.
If you don't believe in yourself, nobody can help you.
