Graham Thorpe : India have a very good all-round bowling attack
Graham Thorpe, England’s assistant coach, has stated that the Indian team don’t depend solely on the spinners anymore as they become a quality all-round side in the last few years.
The last time England visited India in 2016, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were the wrecker in chief and even though India dished out pretty flat batting decks, a contrast from the rank turners, England were steamrolled pretty comfortably.
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Since then, India have become a superpower of sorts, thanks majorly due to the growing pace battery, which will keep England on their toes and their assistant coach is very much aware of that.
“The one thing about the Indian bowling attack is that it’s not just about spin. Their seam attack is also strong. We can’t be side-tracked completely and focus just on the spin side of things,” Thorpe told reporters on Friday, reported PTI.
“India’s attack has developed into a very good attack. We are very aware of that. When we come to the subcontinent, we know we have to deal with spin. But with the Indian attack, we know that seam bowling is in play as well.
“In the training time that we have, we will be trying to find a nice balance between practicing against both seamers and spinners,” the former England left-hander observed.
Thorpe aware of the importance of this series
India have been unbeaten at home in the last four years and the only home Test they have lost in the last nine years was against Australia in Pune. Probably the best home team in the world at the moment, India are better placed to make it to the World Test Championship final in June and Thorpe admitted that they have a huge challenge in front of them.
“Yes, there is a hell of a lot of hard cricket ahead of us. We are under no illusions about that. When you get to the highest level, this is the kind of series that you want to test yourself in. That’s how I will sum it up,” Thorpe noted.