Australian legendary pacer Glenn McGrath believes Indian pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah will perform well during their upcoming full-series tour in England.
India will play 3-match T20I series, 3-match ODI series and 5-match Test series against the hosts England that will begin on July 3. McGrath believes Indian pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah will do well during that important tour.
He said on that, “Bhuvi and Bumrah. They have got pretty good control. That’s what you need, especially in England. The Dukes ball has a pronounced seam. If you get the ball in the right areas consistently, then you are going to do well. The ball will do a little bit, so yeah.. they will do well.”
McGrath believes the players now adapt quicker than their times.
McGrath said, “I think a lot of it depends on how the players adapt. You got to adapt a lot quicker these days. During my time, we used to get a couple of tour matches. They will have to adjust and adapt quicker. Obviously, there aren’t enough tour matches to really get used to the conditions. They will just have to rely on past experience.”
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Talking about the present condition in Australian cricket, McGrath spoke out on Tim Paine’s captaincy as he said that it will need time to judge him for this role.
After the ball tampering incident during the Cape Town Test between South Africa and Australia, Tim Paine was charged to the captaincy from the day four, just after skipper Steven Smith and vice-captain David Warner had stepped down for their roles.
Speaking on that, McGrath said, “We will wait and see. I think it was probably not the best way (for Paine) to get the Australian captaincy. I am sure he would have preferred it differently. But he has got the job now. It will be tough but he will have to go out there and give his best. The final Test (against South Africa) didn’t go too well. It was never going to with what all happened.”
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McGrath has also the positive feeling on the new head coach Justin Langer.
He said about him, “I think they have got Justin Langer (as coach), which will be great for the team. I think he is the type of guy that the team needs. Discipline and respect are two strong words for Justin. He is the type of the guy that the team needs at the moment. The team has hit pretty much rock bottom. I think one way to go.”
McGrath also believes that Smith and Warner can make a comeback in the international cricket as the better players.
He said about them, “Everyone makes mistakes. I think Steve Smith will come back a better player, a better person. Same for Davey Warner. Davey, might find it a little tougher. Australia needs quality players in the team.”
