The 2000th Test - England v India – 1st Test – Indian Bowlers to watch out for
The first Test of the series between India and England is going to start today at Lord’s. There has been a lot of hype regarding this series and cricket fans all over the world have been waiting for this battle. Whether the series is able
to live up to its expectations or it turns out to be an anti-climax, remains to be seen.
India is the number one ranked Test team of the world but the cricket experts feel that they do not have a strong bowling attack, which could turn out to be a huge disadvantage for the world champions in England, especially because Andrew
Strauss and company form one of the strongest batting lineups in the world.
Let us have a look at some of the Indian bowlers, who can have a serious impact in the first Test at Lord’s.
Ishant Sharma
If England has Chris Tremlett, India possess Sharma, who can rattle the batsmen with his pace and bounce. He performed exceptionally well in the recently concluded Test series against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 but Sharma has been very inconsistent
over the years.
Ishant has the potential to become one of the most lethal fast bowlers in modern cricket, but somehow or the other, he has failed to live up to his talent.
However, he will have to perform well, if the Indians are to maintain their top ranking in Test cricket by beating http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. English conditions will be ideal for Sharma as he will be getting some assistance from the pitches as well as the
moisture in the air.
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The left-arm fast bowler is the spearhead of the Indian bowling attack since the last couple of years and he has been performing well in all the three formats of the game.
India has hopes pinned on Zaheer for this series and it is a great chance for him to prove that he is truly one of the leading fast bowlers in the world.
Zaheer was not available for the whole tour of the Caribbean and he should be well rested and fresh. He is going to be the most important bowler for India in this series along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566, and the onus will be on Zaheer to give early
breakthroughs to his team at Lord’s.
It will be interesting to see how http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 uses him in the match, given the slope in the pitch and the tactical decision of bowling from the right ends.
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The off-spinner has been on the international stage since the last decade and he has won a number of matches for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. However, he has been very inconsistent recently and this series provides him with an ideal opportunity to show to the world that he is
still amongst the best spinners.
Bhajji and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 will be looking to compete with each other, as both are world-class off-spinners.
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