4. World Class Bowling Attack
When the name West Indies comes to the memory of die-hard cricket fans, they will always remember the fiery fast bowlers the team had. The Carribean team had the most brutal bowling attack in the history of the game- Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Colin Croft, Joel Garner and later Courtney Walsh, Curtley Ambrose, and Ian Bishop. Windies were always intimidating the batsmen with their pace and short-pitch bowling, with bowlers picking up wickets easily.
Skipper Clive Lloyd took the responsibility to build the pace battery which became the backbone of Windies’ success in the 1980s, supported by the strong batting line-up. With no quality spinner in the line-up, it was the team’s pace attack took the responsibility of taking opposition’s wickets thus winning matches. Their bowling, apart from being skillful, was merciless with all the bowlers touching the speeds of 90 miles her hour. That bowling attack was one of the most feared and successful bowling attacks the game of cricket ever witnessed.
On the other hand, the current Indian bowling attack can’t be termed as merciless, but they aren’t behind in terms of skill as compared to Windies’ attack of the 1980s, capable of providing wickets whenever required. It is noteworthy to mention that the performance of India’s bowling attack – Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav – has been the major reason for their successful campaign in recent times. They are equally effective and can run down fear among the opposition batsmen’s spine.
The Indian team’s bowling attack has been one of the best in the world currently with a mix of fast and fiery pace bowlers combined with some talented finger and wrist spinners. They have performed equally well both at home and abroad dominating the opposition bowlers with their skills. The Indian fast bowlers have the habit of early breakthroughs while the spinners take the charge in middle overs to demolish the opposition batting line-up. Indian pace battery has the power to turn merciless at times as well.
