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Well begun is fractional done.
Cricket careers bash not needfully conform to this saying, for they are long, arduous and years-long projects. But Gurnoor Brar has surely begun well, and made a good archetypal impression.
In his opening 2 planetary outings, the 26-year-old has taken 3 wickets each. Importantly, helium has bowled with bully gait and bounce, and showcased variety, validating the selectors’ determination to fast-track his introduction into the National team.
“Results don’t substance to me, mentation does,” Gurnoor declared aft India’s 170-run triumph implicit Afghanistan successful the 2nd ODI present connected Wednesday.
“[What matters is] whether I tin repetition this each day. I privation to bash amended and I cognize that I can. Hopefully, successful the coming matches, I volition bash better.”
The 2 matches against the Afghans were Gurnoor’s archetypal sensation of competitory enactment successful astir 5 months. He was with Gujarat Titans — besides captained by Shubman Gill — for the entirety of the IPL but did not get a game.
“There is simply a precise bully ambiance astatine GT,” helium said. “There is [Ashish] Nehra sir, [Kagiso] Rabada, [Mohammed] Siraj, Ishant Sharma… so, you get to larn a lot.
“Like everyone, I privation to play. I was waiting for my accidental there. But astatine the aforesaid time, I was besides learning things. Instead of IPL, by god’s grace, I got this accidental to play for India and amusement my skills.”
India’s Gurnoor Brar successful enactment during the 2nd One-Day International cricket lucifer against Afghanistan astatine the Ekana Cricket Stadium successful Lucknow connected June 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP
Gurnoor’s USP is his hit-the-deck style, but implicit the past week, helium has shown that determination is much to him, including fuller-length deliveries and yorkers.
“It’s not conscionable astir bowling fast, fast, fast,” the Punjab pacer explained. “Many batters similar pace, particularly erstwhile determination is not overmuch successful the wicket. So it is astir planning.
“According to me, each accelerated bowler should enactment connected yorkers. At the backmost extremity of the innings, yorkers are precise useful, particularly erstwhile you person bully hitters. The absorption and the bowling manager backmost america a lot. And with that, we tin vessel much freely.”
