SA vs IND: When enjoying for nation, you aren’t going to again down- Marco Jansen on altercation with Bumrah

South Africa left-arm seamer Marco Jansen opened up on his duel with India tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah within the recently-concluded Test collection, saying there have been no onerous emotions as a result of they had been performing within the warmth of the second.

Bumrah and Jansen had been a part of the Mumbai Indians within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 however, each gamers had been concerned in a heated altercation within the 2nd Test. Jansen reciprocated Bumrah’s quick balls by peppering bouncers at him earlier than each bought concerned in a heated alternate throughout the second innings at Johannesburg. Bumrah then reacted with a stare after dismissing the SA pacer within the first innings of the third Test.”Obviously, it felt good to have gotten a chance in the Test team and then to contribute to the side’s cause. I did not expect to do that well in the series. Very glad that we won the series 2-1. India has not won a Test series in our conditions, glad that we could maintain that record,” Jansen stated throughout a digital press convention.”The first innings of the first Test sums it up really well. I did not start the way I wanted to and I was very nervous. It is normal for every player to get nervous. Off the field, I am a chill guy, I am an introvert but when I am on the field, I want to express myself,” he added.’Jasprit Bumrah is a buddy’When requested about his aggressive nature on the sphere, Jansen stated: “I love this sport, I have wanted to play since I was a child. All the emotions show how much love and passion I have for the game. Obviously, I played with Jasprit Bumrah in the IPL, we are good friends but sometimes on the field, things get heated.””You play for your country, you are not going to back down for anyone and obviously, he plays the same way as well. There are no hard feelings, it just happened in the heat of the moment (on altercation with Bumrah in the Johannesburg Test),” he added.”Obviously, we are taking momentum from the Test series into the ODIs. But we are not underestimating India at all, India is one of the best teams in the world so we have to bring our A-game. We are looking to take the fight to them. We have to be as prepared as we can, a series win against India would be big.”South Africa and India will lock horns in a three-match ODI collection, with the primary match set to be performed on Wednesday in Paarl. Earlier, the Proteas had defeated India 2-1 within the Test collection. Marco Jansen had a great present with the ball as he went on to take 19 wickets within the Test collection.