Bowling at the death is a lot about the mindset, I enjoy doing that: MI pacer Tymal Mills

Tymal Mills lived his dream moment in his first game for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022 as he was picked in the playing XI against Delhi Capitals for their season opener and went on to grab his first wicket for the team in his very first spell as he dismissed Rishabh Pant.

The English pacer has played five games for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the year 2017, and this is the first time that he has played in IPL since then. He hadn’t returned to India since the conclusion of the 2017 edition of the league.

“It was nice to get a wicket early, especially the big one of Pant. We know how dangerous he can be being one of the better batters in the world today. The wicket helped settle my nerves and hopefully, there are more to come,” Mills stated in an interview with mumbaiindians.com.

“It’s great to be back here after five years – always a great place to play cricket. Felt nice to be playing in front of crowds, we had a lot of support for our first game. Hopefully, we see more of them in the coming matches,” he added.

I enjoy bowling at the death: Tymal Mills

Mills is known for bowling in the death overs, but he believes that death bowling is all about the mindset. Since 2018, Mills has picked 42 wickets in overs 16-20 at an average of 14.83 and an economy rate of 7.78.

Speaking of his thoughts of being one of the finest death bowlers currently, he said: “Bowling at the death is a lot about the mindset. You need to want to bowl the difficult overs when the pressure is on. It is something that I enjoy. I understand that I am not gonna come out on top every time but when I do, it is a great feeling. Obviously, practice is very important so that when you are in those pressure situations, you are confident of your execution.”

He also mentioned that he is very excited to share a space with Jasprit Bumrah, whom he called as ‘one of the best bowlers in the world’ currently.

“I am really excited to be bowling with Boom, he is one of, if not the, best bowlers in the world right now. I’m looking forward to learning from him and fingers crossed, as the tournament goes ahead, we can have a good relationship and win some games for MI,” he said.