Virat Kohli's Childhood Coach Rajkumar Sharma Calls For A Change In India's Bowling Lineup Ahead Of NZ Clash

Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma wants India to make two big changes in the bowling unit ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 clash against Kane Williamson-led New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket on Sunday.

Both New Zealand and India faced a defeat against Pakistan in their T20 World Cup 2021 opening encounters and will be eyeing gaining momentum earning a victory in Sunday’s match.

Rajkumar Sharma feels that India’s bowling attack was weak against Pakistan and they should add pacer, Shardul Thakur, in playing XI in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravichandran Ashwin in place of mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy.

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“As we know that India’s bowling attack was quite weak in the match against Pakistan. So, now I think that the team should go for Shardul Thakur in Bhuvi’s ( Bhuvneshwar Kumar) place and Ravichandran Ashwin should be included instead of Varun Chakravarthy,” Rajkumar told ANI.

The Bowling Attack Needs A Mixture Of Leg Cutters, Slower Ones And Slower Bouncers – Rajkumar Sharma

The childhood coach of Indian skipper Virat Kohli further added that India’s bowling attack needs a mixture of different types of deliveries and Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami should take the responsibility of picking early wickets. Rajkumar Sharma asserted:

“The bowling attack needs a mixture of leg cutters, slower ones and slower bouncers. More than that, the pacers like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami should scalp the opening wickets, as it can build a lot of pressure on New Zealand,”

Rajkumar further lauded Virat Kohli for his 57 runs knock in the clash against Pakistan and opined that if Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul can bat like Virat then India will be able to post big targets. He said:

“Virat played an amazing inning. Unfortunately, we could not win but he should continue this form. If players like KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma contribute in the match with Virat, then we can put up a big target against New Zealand,”

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