Fast bowling in India is a problem for quite a while now. The current Indian team has good pacers which include Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. These bowlers have been in the Indian team for the past 3 to 4 years. The Indian team has a lot of talented bowlers in Ranji Trophy circuit who are quick and can be given a chance, especially in One-day Internationals and Test matches. Here we look at the 5 talented bowlers who can make debut for India in 2016.
1. Shardul Thakur
Shardul Thakur is a young talented fast bowler. He bowls quickly and makes the life of batsmen very tough. He plays for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. He made his first-class debut in 2012. The best part of bowling is that he wants to learn every day and wants to work hard to become a better bowler. He plays for Kings XI Punjab. In the 23 first class matches played he has picked 90 wickets with an economy of 3.33. India can try this option if they need a bowler who can bowls well in all conditions. In the 2014-2015 Ranji season, he played 10 matches and picked 48 wickets. In 2016, with a lot of cricket to be played, he could be given a chance in One day Internationals. He could be given a chance for the Australian tour where there is a lot of pace and bounce.
2. Siddarth Kaul
Siddarth Kaul is another promising fast bowler who can swing the ball. He plays for Punjab in Ranji Trophy and other tournaments in India. He is 25 years of age. He has played 35 matches and taken 112 wickets with an economy of 2.96. In yesterday’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match Kaul picked 4 wickets for 17 runs. He generates lot of pace and can give the opposition batsmen lot to fear. He can be given a chance in One day Internationals matches in the year 2016. This year too in Ranji Trophy he has been the go-to bowler for Punjab.
3. Jalaj Saxena
Jalaj Saxena came with some outstanding performances with the ball for Madhya Pradesh this year. He is a right handed bowler who can bat a bit in the middle order. He played 8 matches and picked 46 wickets. He bowls accurate line and lengths making the life difficult for the batsmen. He bowled with an economy of 2.62 which shows the consistency he bowled in the league phase. He picked 5 wickets in an innings 4 times and 10 wickets in a match only once. He contributed with the bat too. His all round contribution helped Madhya Pradesh reach the knock out round. India needs an all round that can bat and ball. In 2016 might be given a chance in T20 World matches keeping in mind the T20 World Cup.
4. Krishna Das
Krishna Das is another young talent bowler from Assam. In this year Ranji Trophy season, he played 8 matches and picked 44 wickets. He bowled with great control and did not allow opponents to score runs with freedom. He bowled with an economy of 2.26 which is great for a fast bowler. He picked 5 wickets in an innings five times and 10 wickets in a match twice. His bowling efforts helped Assam to progress into the quarter-finals. He made the batsmen work hard for their runs. He was the main stay of Assam bowling this year and created pressure on the opposition batsmen. He is a bowler who bowls consistent line and length. In 2016, he could get a chance to debut for India. India needs bowlers who can control the run flow of the opposition batsmen. 5. Harshal Patel
Harshal Patel is another promising pace bowler who is 24 years of age. He bowls right out swinger and does not allow the batsmen to score runs freely. He plays for Haryana in the Ranji Trophy. In the 2011-12 season, he ran through Karnataka and Rajasthan. He plays on good seaming tracks at Lahli and also has improved as a bowler. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. In the 25 first class matches played he has picked 89 wickets with an economy of 2.95. Harshal Patel could come in the Indian team because of ability to stem the flow of runs and also pick wickets, and also, he is decent lower order batsmen. He is a bowler who bowls tight line and length who does not give room to the batsmen. In 2016, he might be given a chance if a bowler gets injured or not selected due to poor form.