Brar has made a reasonable beginning to his national career, taking 11 wickets across six ODIs with an economy that hovers around seven. But the 26-year-old thinks that he would be able to better that with the newly-acquired know-how on lengths after his stints with the national team during ODI series against Afghanistan and England.
India pacer Gurnoor Brar says bowling alongside senior quicks Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj in the last three months has helped him find consistency in lengths and he is now aiming to become an all-format pacer capable of taking heavy workload.
Bowler’s Approach to Endurance and Technique
“From the beginning, I have only one goal. I have to load my body so that no matter how many overs I bowl, or how many balls I bowl, it doesn’t matter to my body. I enjoy bowling more,” he stated, underscoring his commitment to physical conditioning.
He emphasized the importance of observing seasoned players, noting, “When you are watching them closely, how they prepare themselves and attack batters consistently, it’s a lot of fun and learning. I am also trying to do that in my career and become an all-format bowler.”
When asked about advice received from experienced players, he shared, “They said that the reason you came to this setup…don’t change it. But, obviously, you should know how to bowl in which conditions. Apart from that, stick to your pace and length and with experience and with playing more matches, it will get better.”
He also reflected on the necessity of maintaining focus during matches, stating, “I still feel that if I bowl in a match, I should stay in the game. Obviously, you need breaks and recovery. For that, we have to plan what we can do for recovery when the match is over. How can we sleep well?” He concluded with a philosophy reminiscent of traditional fast bowlers: “But according to me, the more we push, the stronger our body will become. I have a mindset like the old fast bowlers — just keep bowling.”
Because of the way I was performing in the Ranji Trophy and India A, “I got selected to the India team.
But I was looking for more learnings as to how I can be more consistent on my lengths and which batsman I can bowl according to which wicket. That was my aim,” Brar told select media on the sidelines of the ongoing Duleep Trophy where he is playing for North Zone. “It doesn’t matter to me which player is in front of me, which wicket, which ground. It’s just me versus me, and I always keep pushing myself in every spell,” he noted. “You have to have a good mindset. If we have already decided that there is nothing on the wicket, then you are one step behind the batsman. But I don’t let that thing come. I always want to make the batsman feel that when I am bowling, you are not in the game.
