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Is bhuvi an effective bowler in test matches?


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Could be possible but still we need to open with Bhuvi and Shami today. Hoping to see some cloud and rain around today. Still feel that in overcast conditions' date=' this pitch will be difficult to bat on.[/quote'] Balls swings at Trentbridge in overcast conditions.
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We'll see how he does today but surface is very sluggish and non responsive. Its more or less like the Nagpur wicket for the test against England. Hard to score runs, hard to take wickets even for spinners. You can bat for a long time if you don't make mistakes and tire the bowlers out and slowly pile on the runs. Indian bowlers have their work cut out.

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This pitch is a killer for bowlers on top of that
This is very much an SC pitch and our bowlers have a lot of experience on bowling on such pitches. Reverse swing needs to come in to play.
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This is very much an SC pitch and our bowlers have a lot of experience on bowling on such pitches. Reverse swing needs to come in to play.
At least in SC, there will lot more help for spinners. Here even spinners will find it tough because the turn will be slow which will give batsmen time to adjust. Jaddu's darts could make a difference as he bowls it quicker and flatter and may get more out of this surface.
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This is very much an SC pitch and our bowlers have a lot of experience on bowling on such pitches. Reverse swing needs to come in to play.
I am counting on Shami and yes Ishant too
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I am counting on Shami and yes Ishant too
Ishant is only good when he gets extra bounce like in NZ. He does not have a good seam, so I doubt he will get much reverse. BK with better seam might.
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Ishant is only good when he gets extra bounce like in NZ. He does not have a good seam' date=' so I doubt he will get much reverse. BK with better seam might.[/quote'] If Ishant bowls wicket to wicket, the low bounce sometimes on this pitch can get the batsmen into trouble and get them lbw or bowled because he generally gets some good bounce because of his height and batsmen will play for that bounce. Also, because England batsmen play on back foot mostly, it may get them into trouble on this pitch. Ishant got good reverse in SA in the 1st innings of 1st test at Joburg where he picked 4 wickets. So I won't count that out either.
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Tired from batting. O please........ He did not bat whole day ffs!!! Interesting shami was bowling decent speeds and was not tired from his 50!! No excuses today then. 90mph thunder bolts coming. I like the lad but I just don't think has the wheels and will be exposed with older ball. Saying that, not sure you can judge any bowler on this track!!

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Bhuvi , as of now, is an one trick pony. Basically medium paced swing bowling in tests. His quicker spells are mostly in LOIs. Lacks bounce or consistent seam movement. Or reverse swing till now. Until he adds any of the abovementioned in his repertoire , I am not too hopeful of him in tests over a period of time. He may succeed in an odd innings or two but , as of now, does not look like a potential wicket taker in tests.

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7 test matches and only 9 wickets to show far , compared to Shami 7 tests 28 wickets and Ishant 55 tests 165 wickets. No wonder Bhuvi was dropped for SA and NZ tests for Zaheer Khan. I would be surprised if Bhuvi takes more than 3 wickets in this match. He should be dropped for Pandey in next match, inspite of his batting.

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