It was clear from last series in South Africa that india lacked pace apart from their poor top order batting display. But they still got a decent batting line up to make a come back but they still lack a fast bowler who can exploit such pitches and take batsmen by surprise with pace and bounce.
Currently, I. Sharma, Sreesanth, Nehra, Zaheer Khan are so called spearheads of the team but they seldom cross 136-137Kmph mark. Although they have recorded over 145kmph at one time but thats a forgotten history now and they remain with "fast medium" status and not "fast bowler" status.
On other hand, we clearly saw South African bowlers dominted with their 88-94MPH pace and bounce. Even other teams have lights of Lee, Bond, Akhtar, Steyn, Morkel, Malinga, Edwards etc. India is in hunt for a true speedster and bowlers like Ishant, Sreesath used to clock higher but later they were trained to gain control at the cost of speed and now they range at around 130-134kmph. Will India ever find a true fast bowler?
Enjoy~!
Currently, I. Sharma, Sreesanth, Nehra, Zaheer Khan are so called spearheads of the team but they seldom cross 136-137Kmph mark. Although they have recorded over 145kmph at one time but thats a forgotten history now and they remain with "fast medium" status and not "fast bowler" status.
On other hand, we clearly saw South African bowlers dominted with their 88-94MPH pace and bounce. Even other teams have lights of Lee, Bond, Akhtar, Steyn, Morkel, Malinga, Edwards etc. India is in hunt for a true speedster and bowlers like Ishant, Sreesath used to clock higher but later they were trained to gain control at the cost of speed and now they range at around 130-134kmph. Will India ever find a true fast bowler?
Enjoy~!