The Indian pace attack now should be celebrated. The kind of Havoc the trio has wrecked on the lankans will send the message far and wide. India has finally arrived at the express station.
India’s record playing at Wankhede is said to be at the lower end. But, with the current form, records are just mere numbers.
The red soil pitch helps the bowlers usually at the start of the innings. Madhushanka blistering pace at the initial overs were threating to breach the top order. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill were fortunate at the start. The lankans dropped catches of both of the players.
INDIA PLAYING XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Surya Kumar Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.
SRILANKA PLAYING XI: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemantha, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka.
Is this the greatest Indian bowling attack ever? The answer is a resounding yes. India had bowlers like Zaheer khan, Irfaan Pathan and Ashish Nehra. But, they all played at different time period.
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Jasprit Bumrah is a wonder player. This may be his last tournament in the ICC World Cup. The amount of resistance he puts on his body and his shoulder while bowling. It ware offs the ligaments day in and day out. Without a long run up, Bumrah uses a lot of shoulder strength and muscle elasticity.
Coming back to Mohammad Shami and Mohammad Siraj. Both the players are match winners for India. Fast bowlers should be feared for, Lankans didn’t knew what stuck them. The confidence of the bowlers reflects in their body language and their run up. Shami with his seam deliveries was lethal to the opposition. Shami has 14 wickets in the tournament as of yet.
Is this good for Indian Cricket? Fast bowlers were never our strength as a bowling unit. The red soil pitches that India provides are beneficial for the spinner. Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble and Ravichandran Ashwin. Each one of this players have 400 wickets in test. But, now our bowling attack is completely fatal. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja are economically sound in the middle. Giving the necessary width thats required by the bowlers to take risks and bowl and steamy bouncer or a perfect Yorker. Both of the deliveries are a deadly weapon and pacer can have. But, if missed by a margin. Modern day batsmen won’t spare.
