India have a lot of young pacers coming through the ranks, asserts Brett Lee
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Brett Lee has stated that it is exciting to see so many pacers coming through India’s ranks and that's exactly the reason why India can dominate world cricket because of their incredible bowling. Lee has also added that despite the early summer conditions, fast bowlers will be in for a hard time.
While India have always been a batting power-house, their bowling has never given them enough reason to celebrate. Despite the fact that the team was able to take all 10 wickets for eight consecutive times in the 2015 World Cup, discipline was never Indian team’s forte. However, with the emergence of a new crop of players, that has changed, and for a change, bowling has overshadowed the batting. Lee believes that it was an exciting time for India and thanks to their bowling, India can dominate the world cricket for years to come.
"This is the first time we are seeing some real pace throughout India. They have a lot of youngsters coming through and obviously, there are the likes of (Mohammed) Shami and (Jasprit) Bumrah; the Indian bowling stocks right now are very healthy. So as a foreigner coming to your country it is great to see. There is no reason why India can't dominate world cricket because of their bowling," Lee told ToI.
In India’s first warm-up game between India and New Zealand under the clouds at The Oval, Trent Boult ran through the Indian top order, picking the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul before dismissing Kuldeep Yadav at the end of the innings. The latter had put up a 62-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja for the ninth wicket to drag India past the 150-run mark, but the loss brought questions about India’s batting to the fore. But Lee feels that such conditions will be few and far between during the World Cup.
"We've got to keep in mind what time the tournament will be played. It is in June and July and the wickets over there aren't really conducive to fast bowling at that time of the year. So a lot of people think it will be a bowler's wicket, but it's not necessarily the case. I think they will be okay with the brand new ball, but once the shine goes from the ball it's going to be hard work for the fast bowlers," Lee concluded.
