The Indian pace bowlers aren’t getting any younger and team management realises the need to get the next crop of pacers ready in the near f...
The Indian pace bowlers aren’t getting any younger and team management realises the need to get the next crop of pacers ready in the near future, said skipper Virat Kohli after the Test series loss to New Zealand.
While Jasprit Bumrah is expected to lead the pace pack for many more years, Ishant Sharma will be 32 this year, Mohammed Shami is 29 and Umesh Yadav is turning 33.
“These guys are not getting any younger so we need to be very careful and very aware and accept that these are situations that can potentially come up and have guys who can replace them and ready up and running as soon as possible,” skipper Kohli said.
Ishant’s poorly handled rehabilitation which saw a recurrence of ankle tear and the kind of workload that Shami has taken in the past two years, is an indicator that this team has to be ready for transition in the pace department in near future.
“From the point of view of the larger picture, we do need to recognise who are the next three-four guys that can keep the standard up because you don’t want to feel a void suddenly if a couple of guys miss out,” Kohli added.
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