At Brisbane, Akash came out to bat when India were at 213\/9, and scored a crucial 31 off 44 balls to bail the visitors\u2019 out of crashing towards a follow-on, while sharing a 47-run stand with Jasprit Bumrah for the final wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe come to bat lower down the order, so contributions of 20-25-30 runs are very valuable. My mindset is just to contribute. I wasn't looking to save the follow-on that day; I was just looking not to get out. My mindset was this, God willing, we were able to save the follow-on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWhen you save the match from such a situation, the entire team gets the confidence and our dressing room reflected just that. Everyone was having fun and enjoying,\u201d said Akash to reporters at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked about his experience of bowling in a Test match in Australia for the first time, Akash stated, \"It is a bit difficult. I have played most of my cricket in India. We can bowl shorter lengths there, but here it is a bit of a challenge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Sometimes you think you are bowling really well. Jo bhi wicket ya condition ho, as a fast bowler discipline mein rehna kaafi important hota hai (Whatever the conditions or wickets are, as a fast bowler, you need to maintain your bowling discipline),\" he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also threw light on how Bumrah has been a guiding figure for the fast-bowling group on tour of Australia, saying , \u201cThis is my first time of playing in Australia. Jassi bhai keeps on telling us things about how we can go about our job; it makes our job easy. He told me one thing, \u2018Don\u2019t get too excited. Just focus on your discipline. How you go about your job in Indian conditions, repeat that here.' He told me just this.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With the series currently locked at 1-1, Akash signed off by saying India have taken lots of confidence from the draw at Brisbane and that will help them in the match at Melbourne starting on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also threw light on how Bumrah has been a guiding figure for the fast-bowling group on tour of Australia, saying , \u201cThis is my first time of playing in Australia. Jassi bhai keeps on telling us things about how we can go about our job; it makes our job easy. He told me one thing, \u2018Don\u2019t get too excited. Just focus on your discipline. How you go about your job in Indian conditions, repeat that here.' He told me just this.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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