Indian bowlers have no strength: Sourav Ganguly

[rkt.india]

KOLKATA: Coming down heavily on the current crop of Indian pacers, former captain Sourav Ganguly today said that they lacked the "attitude" and "strength" to bowl fast. "Our bowlers have no strength. When Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan arrived they had a lot of pace but gradually they dropped down. It's an attitude thing, to bowl fast. But the Indian bowlers think much rather than bowling fast," Ganguly said. "They have to be like Shoaib Akhtar, who thinks nothing other than bowling fast. Glenn McGrath was brilliant in Australian conditions, while Wasim Akram was difficult in subcontinent wickets, especially with the older ball," Ganguly, whose favourite bowler is retired Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan, said. The 40-year-old former player, however, was all praise for the country's batsmen, especially Virat Kohli, who he touted as the future of Indian cricket. "He is not only the next star; the future of Indian cricket rests on Kohli," Ganguly said while interacting with school children during a promotional event. "The future of Indian cricket will always be good with so much of interest in the sport." Ganguly also added that Kohli, Manoj Tiwary and Cheteshwar Pujara have the ability to replace the three biggies of Indian cricket -- Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid. "They all have talent. The transition happens over a period of time. It will take some time." Meanwhile, with two Bengal players -- Tiwary and Ashok Dinda -- being picked in the national Twenty20 side, Ganguly said the state's future looks bright. "To be specific, we have five players -- Tiwary, Dinda, Wriddhiman Saha, Anustup Majumdar and Sami Ahmed -- who not only have the ability but the temperament to play for India," he insisted. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-10/top-stories/33136763_1_indian-cricket-ashok-dinda-virat-kohli

[rkt.india]

Daddu will always be daddu.

[Trichromatic]

Daddu is right.

[rkt.india]

If Tiwary will replace big threes then we will find ourselves in the last three.

[King Tendulkar]

Reagrding pacers and batters. He is spot on

[Sehwag1830]

Mcgrath was good only in Australian conditions. :hysterical::hysterical:

[Crookbond]

Wow! I never knew about this - what an insight :clap:

[adi B]

Mcgrath was good only in Australian conditions. :hysterical::hysterical:

where has he said only?

[Prakat]

Gangu giving no love for Gumbo. Its very odd to have his name not mentioned.

[Sid]

Gangu teli should also tell us why these bowlers used to drop their pace as it started happening under his leadership only,instead of just stating the obvious.

[Sid]

About Munaf Patel,only series I saw him bowling at high pace was his debut series.

[msb1991]

Regarding strength. I'm gonna spend the English off season starting in September, in the gym getting bigger and stronger. I will report back the impact it has on my speed.

[Clarke]

The word's commitment/dedication ?

[Dhoni_fan]

It is sad to see our weakness in bowling but we will get it sorted, we need a bowler like KP because he has shown just how much a strong mind can work wonders, he picked up quite a few poles in the last tes tmaking a mockery of England's choice not to play Swann

[Lord]

we hv pace bowlers bowling 140+ like Yadav,unlucky but classy Ishant,Aaron.they lack brains,not strength

[Ultimate_Game]

we hv pace bowlers bowling 140+ like Yadav' date='unlucky but classy Ishant,Aaron.they lack brains,not strength[/quote'] Yadav - no brains Ishant - same as Yadav and injured most of the time to boot. Has been playing intl cricket for 5 years with no improvement whatsoever. Aaron - Can't figure out what the hype is all about. The guy is usually in mid 130s and is injured more than Ishant and barely managing to play IPL.

[1983-2011]

"To be specific' date= we have five players -- Tiwary, Dinda, Wriddhiman Saha, Anustup Majumdar and Sami Ahmed -- who not only have the ability but the temperament to play for India," he insisted. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-10/top-stories/33136763_1_indian-cricket-ashok-dinda-virat-kohli

all bengalis:giggle: was he talking about only bengali players or general, if general then wouldnt want him as a selector, he'd pick 1/3 of the squad from bengal

[1983-2011]

It is sad to see our weakness in bowling but we will get it sorted' date=' we need a bowler like KP because he has shown just how much a strong mind can work wonders, he picked up quite a few poles in the last tes tmaking a mockery of England's choice not to play Swann[/quote']

[msb1991]

all bengalis:giggle:

He was saying that Bengal have five players with the ability to play for India.

[Sid]

Yadav - no brains Ishant - same as Yadav and injured most of the time to boot. Has been playing intl cricket for 5 years with no improvement whatsoever. Aaron - Can't figure out what the hype is all about. The guy is usually in mid 130s and is injured more than Ishant and barely managing to play IPL.

I think Umesh has more brains than Ishant,he can improve where as Ishant is hopeless.And about Aaron,he was very disappointing in IPL.