IND vs BAN: Bumrah on having to use other tactics on pitch with no grip

Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah disclosed that he experimented with an assortment of deliveries until he found the one that yielded result on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh, as the lack of grip on the wicket rendered his stock balls ineffective.

Despite the lack of assistance from the pitch, Bumrah emerged as the top bowler for India. The talismanic pacer wreaked havoc returning with the figures of 4/50 in Bangladesh's first innings on Friday. He bowled length balls, bouncers and yorkers.

"I had no other option because when I tried to bowl a length ball, the ball wasn't doing anything, and the ball wasn't reversing either," Bumrah told the official broadcaster after the end of play on day two.

"So, I had to try something because, as a bowler, you have to experiment when there's not much happening. There was no grip on the wicket, so I used one of those tactics that I've used in domestic cricket as well. It worked today, and that experience helped me out.

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