The young allrounder Cameron Green is fully aware of India’s strong bowling attack, especially of Jasprit Bumrah, whom he reckons has got world-class bowling skill. He has prepared his strategy to face Bumrah, who was the joint highest wicket-taker (21) during the 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Ahead of the second warm-up game between India A and Australia A, Cameron Green feels that the unorthodox action of Bumrah makes him tough to break. He is ready to take up the challenge and said that his team would put up the best against the Indian pacer.
“He’s obviously got world-class skills. He’s got such a unique bowling action, so I’ll definitely take some time to get used to it. You’ve just got to take your game to another level really. (You’ve to) Work really hard on it and hope it gets a bit easier the more we face him. That’s the attitude I and the rest of the team will be taking against him. That’ll be another new challenge,” Cameron Green said about Bumrah during a media interaction.
Cameron Green feels Umesh Yadav can be a trouble maker:
Apart from Bumrah, Cameron Green also praise Umesh Yadav, who was the leading wicket-taker for India A in the first game, picking up 3/48 and 1/14. Umesh is likely to be India’s third seaming option behind Bumrah and Mohammed Sham.
“You can obviously tell the world-class skills of Umesh Yadav. He was bowling down-breeze on a wicket that had a bit in it for him,” Green said of Umesh. “It was incredibly tough (to face him), but I had Painy (Australian captain Tim Paine) and the guys down the other end who were so helpful just to get through them (the Indian attack) really,” Cameron Green.
Meanwhile, Cameron Green has suffered a concussion during India A’s first innings on the opening day of the pink-ball warm-up match at the SCG. While bowling, he was struck with the ball on the side of the head by a fierce straight drive from Jasprit Bumrah, who went on to score a maiden first-class half-century. The injury has made his inclusion in the first Test match a bit doubtful.