English spinner, Jack Leach reckons that bowling quicker in the air may not work for him on his maiden series against India. Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann bowled quicker than their Indian counterparts in 2012, which helped the Brits to seal the infamous series win for England. However, Leach said he would like to stick to his strengths.
Talking about the same during a virtual media interaction, Jack Leach said, “I watch a lot of spin videos to try and take things from the spinners. Monty bowled at a quicker pace in India and that could be very tricky on a spinning wicket. It is probably more about how the ball gets to the batsman in terms of trajectory. It is about sticking to my strengths and knowing what my optimum pace and then going up and down a little bit from there.”
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He further added, “They are obviously a quality side and have come back off a great win in Australia, but I think it is just a great opportunity for all of us to test ourselves against probably the best side in the world and to do here in India, my first time in India. This is what the dream you have, to come to places like these. Obviously, it is a fantastic opportunity, and I want to enjoy it.”
He may not bowl as quick as Panesar did but Jack Leach reckons that doing well in India does inspire a lot of confidence. He also asserted that he is not thinking about becoming the number one spinner in the team with a good showing against India and just wants to get better after having some success in Sri Lanka.
Explaining the same, Leach said, “I think it has been a long time not playing and in that time I did a lot of work, to try and become the bowler I guess I want to be. I feel that it is all in there and just need to bring out now and Sri Lanka was a good start and I felt like I am going in the right direction.”
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Reacting to news that 50 percent of spectators can be expected from the second Test, Jack Leach said that they want to play in front of the crowd but not at the cost of their safety.
