Madan Lal, who was part of the World Cup winning team in 1982, is not confident about the team selection.
Team India SWOT Analysis by Madan Lal: BCCI has announced the 15-member Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh have been included among the fast bowlers in the T20 World Cup squad, while Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan have been included as reserves. However, Madan Lal, who was a part of the 1983 World Cup winning team, is not confident about the team selection.
In a recent interview, former veteran cricketer Madan Lal said about India’s pace attack,
“I didn’t like India’s pace attack. Jasprit Bumrah Apart from this, the rest of the bowling has not been that impressive. Siraj has performed well at the domestic level, but he is not that good at the international level. I think India is becoming weak in terms of fast bowling.”
Madan Lal feels that players like Siraj and Arshdeep are the current IPL He has not been able to perform well in 2024, so expecting performance from him in the World Cup would prove wrong.
Team India has a lot of confidence in Jasprit Bumrah: Madan Lal
The Indian team is dependent on Jasprit Bumrah for better performance. On this Madan Lal said-
“Not just in T20 cricket, you need a good fast bowler who can get you match-winning wickets. Jasprit Bumrah is a wicket-taker and match-winning bowler. Let’s see how Siraj performs. Otherwise India will depend on Bumrah to a great extent. The problem is that India should have got another good fast bowler who can take wickets as per the conditions.”
Former veteran Madan Lal further said-
“If you look at the history, India have performed well only when they have a good pace attack. That’s why he won many matches. But I am not sure about Arshdeep and I am not sure about Siraj either. I think Pandya is not that effective and I think the team management has taken a risk on him. So we have to see how Siraj and Arshdeep bowl apart from Jasprit Bumrah. I don’t feel that confident in terms of bowling.”
‘I would have chosen Natarajan’ Madan Lal
When asked about his favorite fast bowler, Madan Lal said-
‘If I had a chance to choose a bowler, I would choose Natarajan. Because he is a good bowler in death overs. Mayank Yadav is very young in age and experience. “His pace is good, but the thing is whether he can bowl consistently, but that is what Natarajan is doing in every match.”