None of our fast bowlers are quick

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Dhoni knows it still he will not change. Interview- "It became a difficult once the ball got wet," Dhoni said, searching for reasons more than excuses. "None of our fast bowlers are really genuinely quick. They look to swing the ball and when it does not swing as it is wet it becomes difficult." The wet ball, Dhoni pointed out, only carried on to the bat nicely, allowing the batsman to counter them easily. As Kieswetter and Cook overwhelmed the Indians with their explosive batting, Dhoni used every means to try and stop them. He thought introducing Ashwin inside the first five overs could at least slow down the England run rate. But the offspinner was clobbered by Kieswetter for 16 runs in his first over, including two massive sixes. "Once Vinay Kumar and Praveen Kumar went for runs I thought it would good to give the offspinner a chance, thinking that would make the difference but even he went for quite a few runs," Dhoni said. "In the first five overs nothing worked for us." The absence of Yuvraj Singh, who performed the duties of the fifth bowler during the World Cup so successfully, has hurt India severely. Yuvraj's canny change of pace and an aggressive line of attack not only restricted the batsmen from scoring freely but also fetched key wickets. Dhoni said that was the difference in the two defeats, first in the Twenty20 at Old Trafford and now at Rose Bowl. But with Yuvraj out of the series due to injury, and a part-timer like Ravindra Jadeja missing today's match due to visa issues that delayed his arrival, India have been forced to rely on Raina and Kohli for some overs. Today their four overs cost 35 runs and Dhoni was satisfied with that considering the assault the England openers meted out in the first ten overs. "It is not about the players who are not part of the side," Dhoni said. "It is very important that the five bowlers that we have got and the two spinners make a real difference in the series." He now expects Jadeja to fill in the breach left by Yuvraj. "When you have the fifth bowler you can manoeuvre the bowlers. But with Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina it is becoming difficult to manoeuvre the bowling. Those are the four overs where you do not want to give away too many runs. But if your first four bowlers are going for too many runs it becomes more difficult." The Indian selectors never explain their reasoning to the public, so no one will ever know why they did not think of Jadeja as the fifth option when they picked the ODI squad. It makes them appear precious, an

[Trichromatic]

One-dimensional attack, 130 Kph, all right arm medium pacers who bowl similar pace, similar deliveries all the time. What can such attack do? :dontknow: This will continue to happen for India on flat tracks unless they add something to their bowling.

[akshaywekhande]

'Jadeja to replace yuvraj singh'! & we thought he was sent in to replace gautam gambhir.

[rahulrulezz]

sad part is that he wudn't replace V Kumar with V Aaron who is genuinely quick but will freaking put Jadeja ahead of poor Tiwary

[TheYuvi02]

None of our fast bowlers are quick, isn't that an oxymoron? how can u be a fast bowler if u are not quick?

[Hell Raiser]

Why these idiots are not giving chance to Aaron. Every bowler is going for runs, he won't do much worse than others. It really surprises me that despite of having a young fast bowler, team management is still sticking with Vinay Kumar.

[achilles]

Dhoni is the most stubborn player in any XI since 2009. It is this stubbornness that has taken him to the top and is now taking him to the bottom. Heard a lot of comments (maybe it was Hussain), who said "every Indian bowler is bowling at the same pace, with the same line, in the same area.... with no variation. Everyone is simply bowling the slower ball and the English (Essex) boys have feasted on them".

[Hell Raiser]

Dhoni is the most stubborn player in any XI since 2009. It is this stubbornness that has taken him to the top and is now taking him to the bottom. Heard a lot of comments (maybe it was Hussain), who said "every Indian bowler is bowling at the same pace, with the same line, in the same area.... with no variation. Everyone is simply bowling the slower ball and the English (Essex) boys have feasted on them".

Dhoni has done a good job as the captain and don't have anything against him but sometimes I feel he backs wrong players, like backing Jadeja, Chawla and now Vinay kumar. Its a good thing to back you players but not when you have better option waiting on the bench.

[vayuu1]

Dhoni knows it still he will not change. Interview- "It became a difficult once the ball got wet," Dhoni said, searching for reasons more than excuses. "None of our fast bowlers are really genuinely quick. They look to swing the ball and when it does not swing as it is wet it becomes difficult." The wet ball, Dhoni pointed out, only carried on to the bat nicely, allowing the batsman to counter them easily. As Kieswetter and Cook overwhelmed the Indians with their explosive batting, Dhoni used every means to try and stop them. He thought introducing Ashwin inside the first five overs could at least slow down the England run rate. But the offspinner was clobbered by Kieswetter for 16 runs in his first over, including two massive sixes. "Once Vinay Kumar and Praveen Kumar went for runs I thought it would good to give the offspinner a chance, thinking that would make the difference but even he went for quite a few runs," Dhoni said. "In the first five overs nothing worked for us." The absence of Yuvraj Singh, who performed the duties of the fifth bowler during the World Cup so successfully, has hurt India severely. Yuvraj's canny change of pace and an aggressive line of attack not only restricted the batsmen from scoring freely but also fetched key wickets. Dhoni said that was the difference in the two defeats, first in the Twenty20 at Old Trafford and now at Rose Bowl. But with Yuvraj out of the series due to injury, and a part-timer like Ravindra Jadeja missing today's match due to visa issues that delayed his arrival, India have been forced to rely on Raina and Kohli for some overs. Today their four overs cost 35 runs and Dhoni was satisfied with that considering the assault the England openers meted out in the first ten overs. "It is not about the players who are not part of the side," Dhoni said. "It is very important that the five bowlers that we have got and the two spinners make a real difference in the series." He now expects Jadeja to fill in the breach left by Yuvraj. "When you have the fifth bowler you can manoeuvre the bowlers. But with Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina it is becoming difficult to manoeuvre the bowling. Those are the four overs where you do not want to give away too many runs. But if your first four bowlers are going for too many runs it becomes more difficult." The Indian selectors never explain their reasoning to the public, so no one will ever know why they did not think of Jadeja as the fifth option when they picked the ODI squad. It makes them appear precious, an

calling them fast bowler is an insult to fast bowler, pie throwers or free bee should be the right word ,munaf had the lowest economy rate amongst all indian bowler in this match and that too 7,that just sums it up,jokers like vinay bimar ,dadaji patel should not be anywhere near team,the way bawarchi,ghanta and sweater were smoking them, i bet mpofu of zim is way better than these jokers,its such a pitty that with such a huge population ,we have'nt found our share of fast bowler,screw bcci and selecters. :(( :(( .

[ShebbySB]

U moron play Varun Redmond Aaron...........

[fineleg]

U moron play Varun Redmond Aaron...........

Raymond you mean! :winky:

[rkt.india]

Raymond you mean! :winky:

Ek inexperienced bowler kya ukhaad lega?

[gaurav92]

Ek inexperienced bowler kya ukhaad lega?

Jaise experienced bowlers ne bahut kuch ukhaad liya :giggle: Jitna bhi ukhaadega, kam se kam tezi se ukhaadega

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:hahaha: Praveen Kumar is bowling version of Suresh Raina

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Ek inexperienced bowler kya ukhaad lega?

I hope yaar you are being sarcastic.

[rkt.india]

I hope yaar you are being sarcastic.

problem is if he does not do well or goes for runs amid this farce, people will start claiming for his head too.

[gaurav92]

problem is if he does not do well or goes for runs amid this farce' date=' people will start claiming for his head too.[/quote'] uske liye usko chance toh milne do pehle :dontknow:

[akshayxyz]

Even if Varun is inexperienced, its better to give him exposure, than wasting time on Vinay Kumar, who has absolutely no talent/skill.

[rkt.india]

uske liye usko chance toh milne do pehle :dontknow:

I meant we need to be patient and if we need turn our bowling woes, we need to invest for long term in talents like Varun Aaron, Rahul Shukla, Shami Ahmed, Yadav, Tyagi, Wagh along with PK and Ishant and give them time. It will not happen overnight. We have not done it because we want this to happen too quickly, but these things take time. Look at bowlers like Broad, Bresnan, and Anderson took time to become a real force in every form of the game.

[Sidhoni]

Jitna bhi ukhaadega, kam se kam tezi se ukhaadega

:cantstop: