Former India bowler and selector Salil Ankola slammed the constant chopping and changing of fast bowlers in India’s setup as well. He also felt that the management needed to support any two youngsters and plan on identifying the third and fourth seamers as well, who would support them in the longer format. He also raised fitness concerns among the fast bowlers.

He told IANS: “You cannot just go on randomly picking people or couple of guys who are there in the season. Seniors are there, then you pick up two youngsters and of course, you need to chalk out who’s going to be the third and fourth bowlers. See, the problem over here is, everybody gets down with injuries. It’s not that we don’t have options. We have a lot of options. But then somewhere they are going wrong over the fitness point of view. But we’ve got to nurture and take care of them, and teach them proper fitness and diet. Fast bowling is one thing, where they work harder twice than the normal players. There’s no option for that, as being fit is the most important thing.”

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“He’s picked up wickets, but then he doesn’t find a place in the Test side, which is a little surprising to me. He’s one of those fast medium pacers who can keep on bowling from one end and can be number three bowler for India. We’ve got to plan out the fast bowling situations very well for our country, ” he again said.

However, the Bronco test made headlines in the past few days after reports came that strength and conditioning coach, Adrian Le Roux, had recommended the test for India’s men’s team as well. And, Salil Ankola backed this.

“This new Bronco Test they have got, that should do well, because primarily, fast bowling is all about your endurance and lung capacity. You got to do your gym, but there’s a way to do it. So it should be properly planned, as you cannot become stiff,” Salil Ankola concluded.