Parthiv Patel: I think the quality of our bowling is far better
Indian wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel feels that there is a lot of difference in the quality between the Indian and the English spinners. The 31-year-old also believes that Jos Buttler, who made 76 in England’s first innings, was lucky to have survived on the first day of the fourth Test in Mumbai.
"More than the surface, I think the quality of our bowling is far better. Our bowlers get definitely more revolutions on the ball than what their spinners are doing. And obviously, we vary our pace very well. We have deceived a lot of players in the air, rather than just waiting for the help off the wicket. I think there's definitely a lot of difference in the quality.
"We have definitely tried to spin the ball more than what they have tried to do, for sure. That's what even I felt in the last game also. Last game, the way our bowlers bowled in Mohali, where there was no turn and you could see how they bowled in Mohali when we were batting second, where they actually got exposed because there was no help in it.
"And we definitely have traditional bowlers who can vary their pace brilliantly. That's what Ashwin, Jaddu [Ravindra Jadeja] and Jayant have been doing. That's why we have kept them quiet. As you know, on a red-soil wicket, it is very, very difficult to contain the scoring rate, and we did that in the second session [on day one] and that is the reason we got wickets in the third session,” Parthiv Patel told the press at the end of the second day in Mumbai.
England were looking set for a massive total in the first innings at 230/2, but their need to play aggressively, a strategy Trevor Bayliss had decided to take, resulted in a collapse towards the end of day 1 and they were bowled out for 400 on the second day. However, Parthiv feels that India do not need to take that kind of a risk because the English bowlers would always deliver a loose ball in an over.
"That is definitely one of the reasons. We don't have to go over the top and try and play a sweep or a reverse sweep because we know that a bad ball is coming soon," he added.
Parthiv’s Mumbai Indians teammate Jos Buttler made 76 in the first innings and was crucial in taking the visitor’s score to 400. However, Parthiv feels that Buttler rode his luck in that innings, and he feels that Buttler will find it much more difficult in the second innings.
"I think, honestly, he was very lucky yesterday. There were a lot of balls when there were inside-edges, and missed stumps by a very little distance, but I thought he batted well today. When you don't have any pressure, you tend to play well. Once wickets fell, he had to play with the tailenders and he played his game. I would love to see him defending a few in the second innings if it turns and bounces," Parthiv added.
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