“He is allowed to have a bad day” - Glenn Phillips warns Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the final

New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips has lauded Indian ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, terming him a ‘class bowler’ with a lot of variations, especially in the death overs. However, he added that he’s a human and tends to have a bad day, and they would love to capitalize on it.

Phillips also recalled his team’s success against the Indian pacer in their recent five-match bilateral T20I series before the start of the T20 World Cup. Furthermore, Phillips hoped to have a good day against Bumrah.

"We had a really good trip against him in the bilateral series as well. But he's a class bowler. Bumrah is a fantastic bowler. He's got so many variations. He hits the block hole at the death overs incredibly well. He is human as well. He is allowed to have a bad day, as are the rest of us. So hopefully, we have a good day against him," Glenn Phillips told the reporters in Ahmedabad.

"But that also means that if he does bowl well, we do have to, I guess, accommodate for other things and adapt on the fly," he added.

Phillips also opined on how the dew factor at the Eden Gardens helped the Kiwis to chase down 170 runs against South Africa quite comfortably, adding that his side would adapt and execute skills irrespective of the conditions at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

"No real excuses. I think coming from Kolkata, it was a great opportunity to understand that dew factor. We were obviously lucky enough to win the toss and bat. And I guess chasing down 170 in a very limited number of overs was just fantastic. Especially the boys up top. They're used to playing with high strike rates. And obviously, all the Indian boys do the same," Phillips said.

"Obviously, the dew factor is always a thing here in India this time of year. And whether the chemicals work or whether the dew is going to be a factor, if we do end up having to bat first and bowl second, then we're going to have to adapt as much as possible to that situation. And I guess go out there and try to execute our skills as much as possible, whether we've got a wet ball or a dry ball. There's no real excuse," he concluded.

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