Team India will take on New Zealand in the much-awaited World Test Championship (WTC) final and they have also announced the team for that. And, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar feels that one bowler will play a key role in the game. He also stated that the bowler can be quicker than the expectations as well and it is none other than Idia speedster Jasprit Bumrah.

“I was told that when a bowler is bowling well, stand at the non-striker’s end (laughs). Jokes apart, Bumrah is a world-class bowler, his action is slightly awkward, I have played him in the nets and his action is awkward. He is quicker than you think. He hits the bat hard so one can say because his action is odd, you get less time to react,” Tendulkar was quoted as saying.

“I would suggest any batter that before you play any big shot, make sure you have gotten your eye in because that is what his strength is, before a batter gets his eye in, he will come in and deliver the knockout punch. So be ready for that, the first crucial moments are extremely critical. If you survive, understand and get used to his bowling action, then things can change gradually,” he further added.

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Sachin Tendulkar also added that India pacer Ishant Sharma has the experience of playing in England and will play an important role for India as well. Howveer, alongside a strong bowling unit, they have a strong batting attack too with the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and a few as well.

“Otherwise also, one has to have that mixture of senior players and junior players as that blend works. I am not suggesting anyone’s name here, but I think the balance works in batting or bowling. Then you have seniors to guide you because Ishant has been around for a long time. He understands the conditions in England better than anyone else,” he again shared.

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“Ishant would play a critical role, but I would leave it to the management because they understand which bowler is bowling well in the nets they also had an intra-squad game and batters would have given their feedback too to the coach and captain on whether the ball is hitting the bat hard enough to show the bowler is in a good rhythm. That is something we need to understand and then pick the final XI,” Sachin Tendulkar concluded.