For a major part of sporting history, India could only find a handful of quality seamers. However, a plethora of fast bowlers, who are skilled in moving the ball around and can touch the 90 mph mark consistently, have unearthed themselves in the last decade or so. Dinesh Karthik credits the IPL and India ‘A’ tours for this sudden transformation.
The Kolkata Knight Riders skipper also pointed out that the whole young crop of fast bowlers who made it to the national side have come through the IPL route.
“It was unnecessary for Siraj to shush batsmen” - Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik believes that most of India’s pace bowlers prefer to stay away from verbal or physical aggression and let the ball do the talking. However, he points out that Mohammed Siraj can go a bit overboard with the aggression as he showed in the Trent Bridge Test.
The former India wicket-keeper batter is happy with the intent shown by the Indian side though. The freedom that the players enjoy in expressing themselves has impressed him.
Dinesh Karthik is currently in the UK working as a broadcaster for the series between England and India.
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