IND vs SA: They Are Certainly Good Enough To Take 20 Wickets In Each Test – Zaheer Khan On Indian Pace Battery

Former Indian speedster Zaheer Khan believes that the Indian pace battery is capable enough to take 20 wickets in each Test in the South Africa tour.

The India tour of South Africa is scheduled to begin from December 26 at the SuperSport Park, Centurion and Virat Kohli and co. will play three Tests and three ODIs in the tour.

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The Indian fast-bowling unit selected for the South Africa tour consists of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur.

Former pacer Zaheer Khan lauded the pace battery of India and said that they have been consistently performing well in different conditions.

“They are certainly good enough to take 20 wickets in each Test. They have been performing consistently all over the world. It is a good, balanced attack. The best part is that we have enough variety within the fast-bowling pack,” Zaheer told Hindustan Times.

We Have Got Jasprit Bumrah, Who Is Truly World-class – Zaheer Khan

“We have a tall bowler like Ishant Sharma to extract extra bounce from awkward lengths and someone like Mohammed Shami with his prominent seam position who can move the ball both ways off the deck. Then we have got Jasprit Bumrah, who is truly world-class and has created problems for batters with pace and guile,” he added.

Zaheer also spoke about Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur and said that India have got a well-rounded attack. However, he mentioned that the only bowler missing from the Indian line-up is a left-arm pacer.

“We also have an excellent second battery in Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj. On the whole, we have a well-rounded attack and there is no reason to think they won’t get the desired success.

“Perhaps the only bowler missing is a left-arm quick, but I guess you can’t do much about it. A left-arm does give you the advantage of a different angle, but unfortunately for India, the wait continues,” he further said.

Meanwhile, Paras Mhambrey, India’s bowling coach on Monday, said that the team have to be prepared for the South African conditions.

“I think we’ve got to be prepared for such kind of conditions (pace and bounce). When we walked in, we thought it would be sunny. But the moment we turned out at the ground (we got) overcast conditions.

“It’s always challenging from the bowlers’ perspective as well to kind of hit the right areas. These kinds of conditions we’ll get in the Test match and (we) should be able to exploit those conditions,” he elaborated.

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