KOLKATA: legendary off-roader Developer Kapil on Tuesday he advised the highly rated Indian pace attacker to pull with his strength and not get carried away by the bouncy grounds during the four-game test series in Australia that begins Thursday.
Even in the absence of the experienced Ishant sharma, the India team boasts of a lethal bowling attack, led by Jaspirt bumrah and Mohammed shami and backed by the likes of Umesh Yadav and the rookie duo of Mohammed Siraj and Navdeep Saini.
But the legendary pacemaker felt that Indians still lack bowling experience on Australian courses.
“Our fast bowlers are not used to bowling on Australian courses. Sometimes they can get carried away when they see a little bounce and start short bowling. Understanding their rhythm and supporting their strengths is very important. “Kapil said during a virtual session hosted by the Indian Chamber of Commerce here.
“We may have a very well paced bowling attack at this stage but they (Australians) know the conditions better than our fast players,” said the 61-year-old former India captain who played 131 events between 1978 and 1994 , scoring 5248 points. runs and taking 434 windows.
The 1983 World Cup winning captain also said Australia will have an advantage in the series opening day / night event in Adelaide as they have played more such matches than India apart from the fact that they are playing at home.
“Australia definitely has the advantage. They’re playing in their backyard. If India were playing a pink ball event in India, I’d say 80 percent of our chances. But Australia has played so many (pink ball) events and they understand. the conditions”. better under the spotlight. ”
Kapil chose his debut in India in 1978 as the highlight of his career, before the country’s victory in the 1983 World Cup under his captaincy.
“The biggest moment that happened to me was the day I played for India. I would call it 1000 times bigger than winning the World Cup because representing your country was always a dream. I still cherish the moment and feel very proud.” signed. off.
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