Sachin Tendulkar believes India is armed with "complete" pace bowling attack against England
Sachin Tendulkar has stated that the current Indian team, with their "refined seamers", possesses a complete pace bowling attack to compete in England. He also accepted that it's rare to accumulate the power for such a varied attack, a luxury which he did not experience in his 24-year of career.
India will be starting its tour of England in a fortnight and is supposed to carry on for three months. Sachin Tendulkar has expressed his views regarding the bowling line up of India and according to him, this will be one of the rare occasion where the team will boast a varied bowling front, a luxury he did not experience as a player in his 24 years.
“This is the most complete fast-bowling attack that India have had in many many years. In my assessment, this attack would go as one of the best,” Tendulkar told PTI in an interaction.
"We have the luxury where we have a swing bowler (Bhuvneshwar Kumar), a tall bowler (Ishant Sharma), a skiddy bowler (Jasprit Bumrah) and a genuine quick bowler (Umesh Yadav). It is a nice combination to have with so much variation on offer,” he further added.
Though Sachin has played besides pacers like Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan, he has stated that the bowling squad India currently possess is much more competent and lethal than what he experienced in his time.
“Yeah, I am taking that into account that (attacks of yesteryears) as well because of a reason. We have got Bhuvi, who can bat and also Hardik with good batting ability,” he mentioned.
“The current India team is constantly looking at seamers, who can contribute with the bat big time. I think these two guys (Bhuvneshwar and Hardik) have contributed crucial runs every now and then.”
All eyes will be on the five Test matches that India will be playing in England starting August before which they would have already completed the T20I and ODI series. Tendulkar believes that playing in England before that will give India a familiarity with the conditions which can prove to be helpful for them.
“I think going early will prove to be an advantage. By the time the Test series starts, India would have spent five weeks in England with lot of match practice. It would help the team to get into the groove,” he concluded.
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