Indian Bowlers can win them this series

India have gone to England with a young team. Only Dhoni among the potential top 7 have played a test in England before and only Ishant among the bowlers has had a taste of international test match in English conditions. It is no surprise then that they go in this series as underdogs.

It is however the inexperienced bowling lineup which could determine the fate of the series for India. The English pitches lack the zing that characterized their pitches a while back and the Indian batsmen look competent enough to handle the English bowling attack. Even if the batsmen have no experience, they are evenly matched with the inexperienced english batting lineup and are capable of posting decent scores. Thus it is the bowlers who will need to take the required 20 wickets if India are to have any chance of winning it all.

Ishant Sharma has been touted to be the leader of the bowling attack and that is saying enough. For his mediocre record ensures that he is not even the first pick the Indian team. Indian team will go in with Bhuvuneshwar and Shami in the first test, while the third bowlers spot could be up for grabs. There could also be four fast bowlers playing if India decide to use Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round skills. But that would leave the tail looking excessively weak.

The Indian bowlers will need to announce themselves to the world if India is to mount a serious challenge. Bhuvaneshwar comes in with a lot of hope pinned on his shoulders but he will need to quickly hit his straps or else he will be low on confidence like he was on the South-African tour. Lets hope we have some new stars by the end of the series