The former Aussie leg spinner, Shane Warne, has said that the English bowlers should try not to let the Indian batsmen score too many boundaries. Warne would soon be in India to join the commentary team of ESPN.
When he was asked what should be the strategy of the English bowlers in the ongoing series, Warne said, “One thing you should keep in mind while bowling to the Indian batsmen is that they depend on the boundaries too much. They don’t like to score their runs by running. They like to hit boundaries and if they don’t manage to hit boundaries regularly, they get frustrated and start playing rash shots which increase the chances of them getting out. So, you should try to bowl at a steady line and length and shouldn’t let them hit too many boundaries.”
“The second important thing about bowling on Indian pitches is that you need to be patient. There were times when you struggle to get batsmen out. But, you shouldn’t get impatient and should keep bowling in good areas. If you tend to try too many things, there is a good possibility that you would be smashed.”
“As far as the spinners are concerned, I think they should concentrate bowling on their stock deliveries. I saw Ashwin bowling in the last test series in Australia and I got the feeling that he was trying too many variations. He was bowling 2, 3 carrom balls every over and ended up getting predictable. He should correct that against England. He should bowl his off spinners more often.”
When asked which team has got a better spin attack, Warne said, “I think both the teams have got decent spinners. Swann obviously is a great spinner and he can create problems for batsmen on any kind of pitch. India also has a couple of classy spinners. So, it would be a good contest.”