We have an embarrassment of riches in spin department, says Bharat Arun

We have an embarrassment of riches in spin department, says Bharat Arun

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Bharat Arun has stated that Indian spin resources are pretty equipped to bowl in any conditions and the team has an 'embarrassment of riches' thanks to the pool of players they have. The bowling coach also heaped praises on Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami for their performance in the home conditions.

India, at home, are just an unbeatable proposition for any teams and as a matter of fact, India have lost a total of one game in the last seven years - 2017 Test to Australia in Pune. This unmatchable record has been built around with the sheer impact that the spinners have managed to inflict on the opposition, with Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja proving to be a deadly duo. Add to that the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Shahbaz Nadeem make it a pool to be afraid of and Bharat Arun, a major force behind India's bowling revolution, is way too proud to have such a bowling attack at his disposal.

"He (Ashwin) is among the best spinners in the world, top class, and is approaching 400 Test wickets. In fact, Ashwin went to England and Australia as our No. 1 spinner then ran into fitness issues," Arun said in an interview to The Hindu.

"Ravindra Jadeja grabbed his chance, giving us control with the ball, solidity with the bat and fielding brilliantly. Away from home, if we have to pick one of the two in the eleven, it will be horses for courses looking at the conditions and the opposition. Then we have Kuldeep Yadav who picked five with his wrist-spin in his last Test in Sydney. We have an embarrassment of riches," he added.

While the spinners, alongside batsmen, have been the major contributors, pacers are not too behind too, bringing in their skill to reverse swing on flat Indian conditions. Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav emerged as the ideal prototype of sub-continent bowlers, thanks to the SG line they maintain. Arun didn't forget to heap praise on the duo for their performance in the home conditions.

"He's (Umesh) strong and quick and now he is bowling in better channels, making the batsman play around the off-stump. He's got reverse swing, has a nasty short ball. He and Shami, who is fast, accurate and dangerous, are a potent combination. We not only have quality pace bowlers but quality fast bowlers with different skill-sets. And unlike in the past, where we had one or two exceptional bowlers, we now have a bunch of pacemen who can bowl at over 140 kmph," he added.

"Fast bowling is an unnatural activity. Despite our best efforts, there can be no guarantees. We expect Bumrah to be back sooner than later, hopefully in time for the New Zealand Test series that is our next big challenge. As of now, he doesn't need surgery," said Arun.

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