Marco Jansen reacts to war of words with Jasprit Bumrah says, ‘no hard feelings, we’re good friends’

Jansen
and
Bumrah
shared
some
heated
exchanges
during
the
second
Test
at
Wanderers
which
South
Africa
won
by
seven
wickets.

“I’ve
played
with
Bumrah
in
the
IPL
and
we’re
good
friends.
You’re
not
going
to
back
down
when
you’re
playing
for
your
country
and
sometimes
on-the-field
things
get
heated,”
the
21-year-old
said
in
a
media
interaction
on
the
Twitter
handle
of
Cricket
South
Africa.

“He
obviously
did
the
same
and
there
are
no
hard
feelings
because
it
was
in
the
heat
of
the
moment
because
it
was
two
players
giving
their
all
for
their
countries.”

Despite
his
fiery
persona
on
the
field,
Jansen
said
he’s
very
introverted.
“I’m
a
bit
of
an
introvert
off
the
field.
But
I
want
to
express
myself
on
the
field
in
the
sport
I
love
the
most.
I
show
passion
and
love
for
the
game.
If
there’s
one
place
I
want
to
show
my
passion,
it’s
got
to
be
on
the
field.”

The
two
sides
are
now
getting
ready
for
the
upcoming
three-match
ODI
series,
starting
Wednesday
(January
19)
and
the
left-arm
pacer
says
they
are
looking
to
carry
the
momentum
from
the
Test
series
forward
to
the
limited-overs
series.

“We
hope
to
carry
forward
the
momentum
from
the
Test
series.
But
we
are
not
underestimating
at
all.
We
have
to
bring
our
A
game
and
will
be
looking
to
take
the
fight
to
them,”
Jansen
said.
“We
have
to
work
on
our
preparation
and
be
as
prepared
as
possible,
give
our
all
in
the
field.
It
will
be
very,
very
nice
to
get
an
ODI
series
win,”
he
said.

The
last
time
India
came
to
South
Africa
in
2018,
they
won
the
six-match
ODI
series
5-1.
It
was
also
India’s
first-ever
ODI
series
win
in
South
Africa.

Revealing
a
unique
side
about
him
the
cricketer
from
Potchefstroom
said
he
also
has
an
identical
twin
in
Duan,
who
was
also
part
of
the
Mumbai
Indians
squad,
albeit
as
a
support
player.

“We
grew
up
together,
know
everything
about
each
other.
He’s
my
best
friend.
It
is
not
weird,
but
weird
in
some
ways
that
we
have
the
same
traits.
Sharing
the
journey
with
him
is
something
very
special.
We
love
each
other
very
much.
I’m
a
bit
taller
than
him,”
Jansen
said.

“In
the
IPL,
he
came
along
as
a
support
player
and
practiced
with
us.
It
was
a
great
experience
for
him
and
for
us.
Our
parents
are
very
proud
of
us,
back
us
all
the
way
and
are
very,
very
supportive.”

(With
PTI
inputs)