‘Tilak Varma, Yashasvi Jaiswal Are Capable Of Being Good Bowlers’: India Bowling Coach Speaks Ahead Of IND vs WI 4th T20I
'Tilak, Yashasvi Are Capable Of Being Good Bowlers': IND Bowling Coach
AFTER losing the first two T20I matches to the West Indies, India kept the five-game series alive with a resounding seven-wicket win in the third game, thanks to superlative efforts from vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma.
Ahead of the fourth T2OI, the Indian cricket team’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said that they are working on the bowling abilities of young batters like Tilak Varma and Yashasvi Jaiswal as they have the potential to be good part-time spin bowlers.
“When you have someone who can chip in, it is nice. I have seen Tilak and Yashasvi bowl since U19 days. They are capable of being good bowlers. They can work on it at this level. When you got options like these, it is nice to have them. We will see them bowl soon hopefully, we are working on it. It will take time. Soon, we will see them bowling an over at least,” said Paras in a pre-match press conference.
India Eye To Level Series
Now with the series action shifting to Lauderhill in Florida, USA, for the last two matches, India will be hoping that other batters step up to make significant contributions in the fourth T20I happening on Saturday.
West Indies are still leading the series 2-1, owing to India’s batting barring Varma not coming to the party. Though Suryakumar got back his groove in the third T20I, India would require the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, captain Hardik Pandya and the rest of the lower-order batters to step up and play a huge role in run-making.
Gill has been dismissed for single digits in all three innings and is yet to reach double figures in the series till now. Jaiswal, brought in place of Ishan Kishan at the top, got out cheaply on his T20I debut.
With Hardik yet to find his peak form with the bat and India’s tail starting from number eight, the need of the hour is for bigger contributions from the batting department in unison. In the bowling department, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal have been impressive as a spin outfit, while Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar are doing a tidy job.
For the West Indies, building up to next year’s T20 World Cup at home, there is a chance for them to win back-to-back T20I series for the first time since 2017 if they manage to beat India on Saturday.