BCCI President and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday (July 5) said a change in the country’s culture, as well as the surge in fitness levels, are the biggest key factors behind India’s rise as a fast-bowling dynamo in the world cricket across three formats of the game.
India's fast-bowling attack comprising Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is being very highly rated as one of the lethal pace attacks in the world presently.
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India has seen an unbelievable rise in its quality of fast-bowling attack over the past few years who are able to win matches in any situation both at home and overseas conditions, especially in Test cricket. And for the quality, they have been winning applauds from the greats across the world.
Recently, Ganguly, one of India’s most successful skippers of all time, had a conversation with Mayank Agarwal where he was speaking about the key factors in bringing up the change.
In a video posted by the official Twitter handle of BCCI, Ganguly has also pointed out the fitness factor and contributions from trainers and coaches led to the change in the overall the picture of India’s current fast-bowling unit, which is considered one the best in the world.
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Ganguly told India opener Agarwal in a chat: “All of the guys in the team together, the coaches, fitness trainers and also I think the change in culture have brought about this change. There has been a change in culture and guys believe they can become good fast bowlers.”
The legendary cricketer further added, “Fitness routines, fitness standards have changed among both batsmen and bowlers that has changed enormously, it has made everyone believe that if we are fit, we are strong, we can also bowl fast.”
He signed off by saying, “West Indies in my generation were natural, they were naturally strong but we Indians were never such strong naturally but we have worked hard to get stronger, so I think it’s the change of culture too.”
(With ANI Inputs)
