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Australian pacer James Pattinson, who will play for Mumbai Indians (MI), is thrilled to with ‘the best Twenty20 bowler in the world’ Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Pattinson was the last moment replacement of veteran Lasith Malinga after the later pulled out of the tournament citing personal reasons. He will be playing for the first time for Rohit Sharma-led side in IPL.

In a video posted by Mumbai Indians on their official Twitter handle on Tuesday, Pattinson could be seen having a bowl in the nets. He expressed excitement at the prospect of bowling with MI’s lynchpin Jasprit Bumrah and also with Trent Boult, who will also play the first IPL season for them.

“Personally it is fantastic to work with some of the best bowlers in the world. Obviously, Bumrah is probably, the best T20 bowler in the world. And Boulty is up there as well. So, for me, it will be a great experience to be around those guys [here at Mumbai Indians].”

James Pattinson on UAE pitches:

James Pattinson
Australia pacer Pattinson. Image Credit: Getty Images.

James Pattinson has the experience of playing in the UAE condition. He opined that the pitches there are different because they are a lot drier and would become slower as the tournament goes on.

“I’ve played a few one-day internationals here before, so I have gotten a little bit of experience here in the UAE.

“Look, there are obviously different wickets. They are a lot drier, and there is only three wickets being used during the tournament, so it might be a bit slower and low as the tournament goes on. So, maybe the slower ball and stuff like that might come into play a lot more,” James Pattinson said.

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Pattinson said that fast bowlers like him have to bowl fast and at a good pace to dominate in the T20 league.

“As a fast bowler you are just trying to bang the wicket as hard as possible and change of pace and bowl fast. That’s the thing with T20 cricket,” James Pattinson stated.

Meanwhile, MI will play the season opener against Chennai Super Kings on 19 September.