{"id":454039,"date":"2026-03-02T19:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/454039\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:25:12","slug":"jasprit-bumrah-drops-truth-bomb-on-indias-unsung-hero-vs-west-indies-nobody-will-really-appreciate-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/454039\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasprit Bumrah drops truth bomb on India\u2019s unsung hero vs West Indies: \u2018Nobody will really appreciate that\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sanju Samson<\/a> stood tall in India\u2019s commanding victory over West Indies on Sunday, a result that sealed their passage into the T20 World Cup<\/a> semi-finals. Opening the innings in a demanding 196-run chase, Samson blended composure with authority, anchoring the pursuit from one end and ensuring the required rate never spiralled out of control. Even as wickets fell around him, there was little sign of anxiety in the Indian camp, thanks largely to his calm presence at the crease during his unbeaten 97-run knock.<\/p>\n

\"JaspritJasprit Bumrah reminds everyone of India’s unsung hero vs West Indies (PTI)<\/p>\n

The equation tightened briefly in the penultimate over, with 17 needed from the final two. Shamar Joseph struck by removing Hardik Pandya<\/a> with the second ball, momentarily shifting the momentum. Shivam Dube<\/a> walked in and eased the tension with a boundary first up, then added another four later in the over to leave just seven required from the last six deliveries. From there, Samson finished in style, launching a six and then a four to complete a memorable chase.<\/p>\n

India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah underlined the importance of small but decisive moments, explaining how Shivam Dube\u2019s timely boundaries in the tense closing stages eased the pressure far more than the scorecard might suggest. While the spotlight eventually fell on the finishing blows, Bumrah pointed out that Dube\u2019s two fours in the penultimate over ensured the equation never became unmanageable, preventing the chase from drifting into a nervy final-over scrap.<\/p>\n

“You know, obviously, the two fours that Dube hit, it is in the cricketing books and stats, nobody will really appreciate that, but the people who really know cricket, the two fours really didn’t set the pressure on us because sometimes 8-9 runs in the last over, it can get tricky sometimes,” Bumrah told ICC after the match.<\/p>\n

Also Read – Where Samson\u2019s Kolkata heroics rank in comparison to Kohli\u2019s MCG and Mohali classics in greatest T20 WC knock debate<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe did not want to bowl too fast\u201d: Jasprit Bumrah on his plans vs WI<\/p>\n

Bumrah himself played a decisive hand in India\u2019s victory, striking twice in the same over at a critical juncture to remove Shimron Hetmyer and Roston Chase. The double blow stalled the West Indies\u2019 momentum and applied the brakes on their scoring for the next few overs, allowing India to regain control and keep the total below the 200-mark.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on India\u2019s bowling approach, Bumrah revealed that the plan was built around reading the surface quickly and resisting the temptation to rely purely on pace.<\/p>\n

“The wicket was holding up so we wanted to use our variation, we did not want to bowl too fast because that was an easy option. Hit our back of length, use our change of pace, so we wanted to make run scoring as difficult as possible, and today was a good day where I got some wickets,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sanju Samson stood tall in India\u2019s commanding victory over West Indies on Sunday, a result that sealed their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,82424,103466,6770,6975,101,8051,56,54,55,1620],"class_list":{"0":"post-454039","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-ind-vs-wi","10":"tag-india-victory","11":"tag-jasprit-bumrah","12":"tag-sanju-samson","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-t20-world-cup","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom","18":"tag-west-indies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}