Young Indian seamer Kartik Tyagi has admitted that he learned a lot from senior pacers same as Jasprit Bumrah and co. This was during his work as a net bowler with the senior team in Australia’s extreme winter.
Tyagi revealed he was initially worried about going to Bumrah but the latter made something easy for him by taking the action. The young pacer praised it as a ‘big moment’ for him.
In a virtual press conference, the Rajasthan Royals pacer said:
“When I went to Australia, I didn’t go to Jasprit bhaiya because I was nervous but he came to me and discussed many things with me and it was a big moment,”
“When I went to Australia, I learned a lot. A lot of players were injured and a youngster can also win the tournament and I also want to win matches for India,” Tyagi added.
About last night. Man of the match pic.twitter.com/v6ON0GxRw4
— Kartik Tyagi (@tyagiktk) September 22, 2021
Tyagi left a lasting impact on the 14th season in his first-ever outing in the UAE leg. He revealed brilliant skill and excellent temperament to defend 4-runs in the final over against the Punjab Kings.
He nailed his yorkers to perfection and completed up taking two wickets in addition to giving up just one run.
“It feels really good”- Kartik Tyagi on Jasprit Bumrah’s appreciation tweet
Kartik’s performance was praised by everybody, including his hero, Bumrah. He took to his Twitter statement to praise the young seamer for performing impeccable temperament amid immense pressure.
What an over, #KartikTyagi! To maintain a cool head under that kind of pressure and to get the job done, great stuff, very impressive! #PBKSvRR #IPL2021
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) September 21, 2021
Useless to say, it was a very unique feel for the youngster to see his hero observe his performance.
He said:
“That tweet was very special to me. When I went to Australia, it was a very big moment for me that I didn’t go to Jasprit bhaiya because I was anxious to talk. But he came to me and liked me and started telling me things,”
“When I heard that Jasprit has tweeted about me, I thought I will personally retweet that. He is the world’s best right now and my hero, so if he tweets about me, it feels really good,” he added.
It feels so great to get appreciation from my hero 😊 https://t.co/R4ZhCLRKc4
— Kartik Tyagi (@tyagiktk) September 21, 2021
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