Australia all-rounder Cameron Green revealed India’s gun fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah reached out to him before he underwent surgery. Green is all set to return back to the Australian squad for the World Test Championship final against South Africa.
The lanky all-rounder revealed that Bumrah’s performances in the Border-Gavaskar trophy inspired him. The ace pacer bagged 32 wickets in five Test matches against Australia at a staggering average of 13.06.
On the other hand, Green was ruled out of the high-octane series against India due to a back injury.
Speaking to Cricbuzz, Green said, “That is really special. And makes you feel a lot better about it. I didn’t play with him in Mumbai but that was the connection through there. Spent a bit of time with him there. To get someone like him to reach out and then to watch him during the summer, to see how good he is obviously post-surgery, filled me with a lot of confidence.”
Green admitted he is always on the road to play for Australia and franchise cricket and he was able to spend time at home because of the injury.
“I’ve always tried to find a silver lining to an injury. I think we play a lot of cricket and hardly get any time at home. So my silver lining was probably a bit of time at home. To refresh and reconnect with some friends that I don’t get the time to meet otherwise. Reconnect with family. Spend some time in the gym and get my body right. Have a good think about my batting and my bowling. How can I improve there without actually doing it.”
“When I got injured, there were definitely mixed emotions. You’re missing Test cricket, which is what hurts you the most. Watching the guys play was tough at times. But at the same time, I knew I was going to go home to have 5-6 months off, which I desperately needed.”
The WTC final between Australia and South Africa will be played at Lord’s, London from June 11 onwards.
