Marcus Harris reveals his fear of facing Indian pace attack during 2018-19 Test series

India won the historic Test series 2-1 in Australia last year.

Indian pacers scare many batsmen around the world | Getty Images

Indian pace attack has improved tremendously over the past few years and now the quartet of Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, and Umesh Yadav is extensively regarded as one of the most fearsome and lethal bowling attacks in the world cricket.

The fast-bowlers were at their brutal best during India's tour to Australia in 2018-19 where India registered its historic first-ever victory in a Test series Down Under and became the first Asian side win a Test series in Australia under the leadership of Virat Kohli.

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During Team India’s remarkable tour of Australia, the pace bowling trio of Bumrah, Ishant and Shami were on fire with the ball and played a crucial role in India's historic series triumph, as they bagged a total of 51 wickets with the hosts getting bowled out 7 times out of 8 outings in the Test series.

After winning the first Test of the four-match Test series at Adelaide, the Indian army returned even more strong and the pacers ruthless show to give nightmarish time to the Australian batsmen in Perth.

Harris avoid short ball by Bumrah | Getty Images

Recently in Amazon’s ‘The Test’ documentary, Australian batsman Marcus Harris, who made his Test debut in that series, has revealed how he was scared to face the Indian pacers during the Perth Test.

In that match, the left-hander had managed 70 runs in the first innings against famed India attack despite being hit on the helmet, while Aaron Finch was retired hurt in Perth – where Shami was the star with the ball taking 6 wickets in the losing cause.

Harris said in ‘The Test’: “I was scared Facing that attack (Indian fast bowlers) on that wicket (Perth) was scary. It might have looked good on TV, but it was scary in the middle.”

Noteworthy, The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team shows the never-before-seen insight into the Australian national team’s dressing room in the wake of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal.

(With India Today Inputs)

 
 

By Rashmi Nanda - 20 Mar, 2020

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