Speaking after the stumps, Siraj said the new ball was moving, but as soon as the ball became soft, the bounce reduced off the pitch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"The new ball was coming on nicely to the bat, but when the ball went soft, the bounce became low as well. My mindset was to bowl full and at the stumps. There has been some reverse swing on offer; if you bowl stump-to-stump, you'll get options to take wickets, and it isn't easy for batters to score runs. One end is fine to bat, the other end - the bounce is variable, and it's tough to score,\u201d Siraj said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 31-year-old pacer revealed what Bumrah advised him during the spell and how he applied that in use. \u201cJassi bhai just told me that the wicket-taking option was if you bowl at the stumps, you've LBW, bowled, and even catches coming to play when the line is accurate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Siraj added that India are in a comfortable position after ending the day for 37\/1 with KL Rahul (13 not out) and Washington Sundar (6 not out) in the middle. The hosts are trailing by 122 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe are in a good position, having lost just one wicket. (Earlier) Markram and Rickelton put on a good stand, we did well to come back, and I think we're ahead in the match at the moment,\u201d Siraj said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Siraj added that India are in a comfortable position after ending the day for 37\/1 with KL Rahul (13 not out) and Washington Sundar (6 not out) in the middle. The hosts are trailing by 122 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The visitors lost all of their 10 wickets for just 102 runs, leaving India in control at the close of day one. Apart from Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each, while Axar Patel had a scalp to his name.<\/p>\r\n\r\n