Indian bowling attack in Test matches at home has been relentless. For the visiting teams if it is the pace of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj upfront then it is Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja’s willy spin to follow. If a visiting batter does get away with these four then he might have to face the relentless accuracy and precision of Akash Deep. Which Bangladesh batters have found too hot to handle in the recently concluded series.
Be it Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav (In a series against England earlier this year) or Axar Patel (Against Australia in 2023 and England in 2021) have all raised their hands up on different occasions through the last few years to get the job done. “Look, I think when you play first-class cricket, more often than not, the fine-tuning of a bowler or any cricketer is about harping on the basics,” Ashwin said in the press conference after the game on having such potent attack.
In addition to picking wickets, one of India’s major strengths has been drying the runs and suffocating the batters which has induced false shots on many occasions. “And each one of those bowlers that bowl along with me, alongside me, have the ability to hold on to a game, bowl with discipline, and yet produce wicket-taking goals. When we talk about things like this, we have to be able to understand the finer nuances of the game to be able to get what I am saying.”
“These bowlers have done it day in and day out. And they have the ability to pick 20 wickets. So, having that as one, you will encounter situations where batters do dominate against our bowling attack as well. It is only given in this game. But the bowling attack is quite special. And I really do hope that this legacy of bowling is taken forward,” Ashwin added.
India have not been unbeaten in 18 home series all of which have been marked by some strong bowling performances.
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