India's U19 pace attack is absolutely frightening
The Indian bowling attack could well be the fastest in the tournament, and perhaps the Best
So there. India complete their group stages in style. Three games and three handsome wins. The openers see off Zimbabwe, and India win by 10 wickets. They will be looking forward to the rest of the series with enthusiasm
But what caught my eyes. It's indian pace battery
The Indian pacers, consistently clocking in the 140s, outshone the opponent and took them by surprise.The duo of Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti is absolutely frightening.
‘Bit of a surprise’
Nonetheless, the Indian fast bowlers consistently hurried the opponent openers. “It was a bit of a surprise”, said Jack Edwards, who opened the batting and top-scored for Australia with 73. “We thought spin definitely would be their strength. They were pretty sharp. I guess they bowled not only quick but also accurate, they were pretty tough to get away.”
According to the speed gun, the Indian bowlers were bowling in excess of 140 kph, and it certainly seemed close to that. The Australians were looking to score by throwing their bats at any width or errors in length, but when the bowlers hit the right area they weren’t just containing, they were attacking.
So there. India complete their group stages in style. Three games and three handsome wins. The openers see off Zimbabwe, and India win by 10 wickets. They will be looking forward to the rest of the series with enthusiasm
But what caught my eyes. It's indian pace battery
‘Bit of a surprise’
Nonetheless, the Indian fast bowlers consistently hurried the opponent openers. “It was a bit of a surprise”, said Jack Edwards, who opened the batting and top-scored for Australia with 73. “We thought spin definitely would be their strength. They were pretty sharp. I guess they bowled not only quick but also accurate, they were pretty tough to get away.”
According to the speed gun, the Indian bowlers were bowling in excess of 140 kph, and it certainly seemed close to that. The Australians were looking to score by throwing their bats at any width or errors in length, but when the bowlers hit the right area they weren’t just containing, they were attacking.
@imVkohli @VVSLaxman281 @BCCI keep an eye on two under 19quicks ..mavi and nagarkotti ..bowling at 145 in newzealand ..brilliant ..— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) January 14, 2018
Right from his first over, Nagarkoti touched speeds of 145 kph. He found the first wicket, having Max Bryant caught at cover. Then in his second spell, he bowled the over that opened this article, to Austin Waugh. And for his third wicket, he knocked Will Sutherland’s off stump out of the ground with a yorker.
At the other end, Mavi took three wickets as well, the first bowled (beaten for pace), the second a bouncer top-edged to the keeper (pace again) and the third an LBW with a slower ball. At the end of the day, the pair had outbowled their Aussie counterparts in the departments of pace, accuracy and variation. If there was a measure for menace, they would have ticked that too.
How often does an Australian say that about an Indian?
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