IND vs ENG: 'Now it's an added baggage', Why Jasprit Bumrah is livid on numbers?

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Jasprit Bumrah says he doesn't look at numbers after the Player of the Match performance against England in the 2nd Test in Vizag.

The Indian pacer picked up 9 wickets in the match and crossed the 150-wicket mark in the Test format.

And at the post-match presentation, Bumrah said that he is not bothered about numbers and he sees it as a burden.

"As I said before, I don't look at numbers. As a youngster, I did that and it made me excited. But now it's an added baggage. As a youngster that is the first delivery I learned (yorker). Had seen the legends of the game. Waqar, Wasim and even Zaheer Khan," Bumrah said at the post-match presentation.

"We're going through a transition so I feel it's my responsibility to help them in any way I can. We discuss certain things," he added.

The Indian pacer also says that he is not willing to compete with the England pacer Jimmy Anderson. The veteran English pacer played his 184th Test in Vizag and picked up 5 wickets.

"No, not really. Before a cricketer, I'm a fast bowling fan. If somebody's doing well, kudos to them. I look at the situation, at the wicket and think what are my options. I should not be a one-trick pony," he concluded.

India have levelled the series 1-1 after the second Test and will be hoping to take the lead in the next match in Rajkot which starts from February 15.