Team India has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh at home from 19 September next month. Before this series, some Indian players are going to play in the upcoming season of Duleep Trophy. At the same time, players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shami and Jaspreet Bumrah are on rest.

Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj was going to play for Team-B in the Duleep Trophy, but has been ruled out of the first round due to illness. Meanwhile, India’s former bowling coach Bharat Arun has made a big statement about Siraj. Bharat Arun says that Siraj is one of the most dangerous bowlers in the world. Along with this, the former coach has also suggested Team India to look for other fast bowling options.

Many bowlers bowl at the speed of 140-150 in IPL- Bharat Arun

Team India has to tour Australia at the end of the year for a five-match Test series under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The team has a lot of depth in batting, but the fast bowling attack is weak. Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, Siraj, Mohammed Shami, the team does not have any fourth option.

Young bowlers like Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep have made their Test debuts, but no one knows whether they will be able to be effective on Australian soil or not. Shardul Thakur, who played an important role in the victory in the last series in Australia, is currently out of form.

Former Indian bowling coach Bharat Arun has suggested to the management that they should look for some other options in the fast bowling attack by the end of November. Bharat Arun also stressed that it is important to become a good red ball format fast bowler before anything else if one wants to play for India for a long time. Speaking to the Indian Express, he said,

It is a question of identifying the right bowlers and giving them the opportunity to prepare for the Australia tour. A lot of bowlers bowl at 140-150 in the IPL. So it is about training them properly and giving them experience. Red ball cricket is something these bowlers have to get used to. We have time but we need to prepare them by giving them enough overs.

Bharat Arun further said,

In first-class cricket you bowl on unresponsive pitches. You have to bowl smartly, otherwise you have to learn to reverse the ball because such are the conditions in our country. I think that helped Siraj and Shami a lot. That’s why when the conditions are right and the ball keeps reversing, Siraj is probably one of the most dangerous bowlers in world cricket.