India's Bowling Coach Emphasizes Focus and Intensity Ahead of USA Clash

India's bowling coach, Paras Mhambrey, has emphasized the team's unwavering focus and intensity as they prepare to face the United States in the T20 World Cup. The team's remarkable victory over Pakistan, achieved through an exceptional bowling display, has set the tone for their upcoming matches.

Despite posting a modest total of 119 runs in the first innings, India's bowlers, led by Jasprit Bumrah, orchestrated a dramatic turnaround in the low-scoring thriller against Pakistan. The six-run victory showcased the team's resilience and ability to defend even the most challenging totals.

Mhambrey believes that India's bowling performance against Pakistan ranks among their finest to date. "In a game like this, especially when you have so much pressure in terms of the high intensity game, obviously a game against Pakistan is always going to be high intensity whatever you say," he said.

While acknowledging that India could have accumulated a higher score, Mhambrey emphasized that the team's focus was on extracting the maximum performance from each bowler. "It's never going to be a normal game to be able to defend obviously when you're batting you expect in a situation that we were placed nicely to get more runs," he said. "But especially, when that doesn't happen, you're defending low scores and there's only way out there that you bowl at your best."

Mhambrey cautioned against underestimating any team in the tournament, especially after the United States' thrilling Super-Over victory against Pakistan. "You can't take any game lightly. This is the World Cup," he said. "Every game matters. Your rhythm is important. Winning is a habit that you need to get into early. You need to get it early to form the context of the game. Every game is important."

The Indian bowling coach acknowledged that the USA team might have an advantage due to their familiarity with the local playing conditions, but he emphasized that this factor would not create any significant disparity between the two sides. "We are used to the conditions like them. We have played enough out here. We know what kind of wicket it is," he said.

Mhambrey expressed confidence in Ravindra Jadeja's batting abilities, stating that the team is not overly worried about his current form with the bat. "It's a team game, right? It's going to be eleven guys, you really don't expect all of them coming into form," he said. "It's a long tournament. Someone like Jadeja, who is so vastly experienced, he just needs a game of them to just kick his foot around and feel along and we know that the skills that he has and the the experience he's going to go ahead."

Mhambrey remains unfazed by the differing characteristics of pitches and playing conditions between the Caribbean and the United States. "The good thing is that we have already been to the West Indies. We already had a couple of series out there prior to this," he said. "We know what kind of conditions you're going to encounter. As the team has so much experience, we will adapt, we know that. We have the skills, we have the temperament and the talent to adapt so I'm really not worried."

Mhambrey conveyed his delight regarding the outstanding performance of Saurabh Netravalkar, who previously played for India U-19 and Mumbai, while representing the United States. "(I am) extremely happy. I've watched him play a couple Ranji Trophy games that he played. (It's) great for someone to leave out there, it must be a tough decision," he added.

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