Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Thursday said he will never compromise on swing — his strength — at the cost of extra pace. This season’s IPl’s highest wicket taker attributes his success to relentless hard work.
"How you practice in nets matters a lot. If you bowl good yorkers in nets and come up with good variation, it helps your on-field performance," the 27-year-old Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer said. "In the series against South Africa my pace had increased but swing was compromised. But this was a turning point for me as I realised that no matter how fast you are, you cannot afford to lose the swing. I worked on this aspect and now I am happy that I have both the speed and swing in my bowling," he added.
Bowling has complemented Sunrisers's batsmen with Bhuvneshwar (16 wickets) and young Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan (10 wickets) proving their mettle with the ball. Bhuvneshwar also said that he does not think too much about the outcome of a game and only focuses on the process. "I think in T20 things are related to pressure and if you handle it well you are on top of your game. I think about process and not too much about results," he said. "Actually, I never think that I have to be at top every time. I try to improve and work on the swing and variation in my bowling."