Ian Bishop lauds India's pace bowling attack
4 years, 7 months ago

Ian Bishop lauds India's pace bowling attack

The Hindu  

The burning desire to succeed abroad acted as a stimulus for India to consciously create a fearsome pace battery, says former West Indies speedster Ian Bishop, who compared the current unit to intimidating Caribbean bowlers of the past. “It seemed to me from the outside that there was a deliberate attempt by India to recognise that ‘batsmen were good, but if have to win overseas, we have to get players from the MRF Pace Foundation and the NCA coming through, try to prepare pitches to encourage these faster bowlers rather than dusty turners’,” the 52-year-old said. Bishop, who took 161 wickets in 43 Tests for West Indies, in a huge compliment, said the current Indian bowling unit reminds him of the West Indian pace battery that included the likes of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner Malcolm Marshal and Colin Croft. READ: Our hope and fear about the future of sport after COVID-19 “And now when you have three fast bowlers, sometimes four and an excellent spinner, it takes my mind back to the West Indies pace quartet before my generation - the Marshalls, the Holdings, the Garners, the Roberts -- I’ll stick Colin Croft in there,” he said.

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Ian Bishop's revolutionary idea that can fast-track 'special talent' Mayank Yadav into Team India
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ian Bishop's revolutionary idea that can fast-track 'special talent' Mayank Yadav into Team India

Hindustan Times  

Legendary West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop shared his idea about how the Indian team should fast-track tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav into the senior team. Mayank has been the emerging star of the season as he has impressed with his rapid pace and already bowled the fastest delivery of the season - 156.7 kmph vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Bishop, former cricketer …

Watch | How India became a pace-bowling superpower
10 months, 1 week ago

Watch | How India became a pace-bowling superpower

The Hindu  

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IND vs ENG: Indian fast bowlers have made a difference in series against England, says Gill
10 months, 2 weeks ago

IND vs ENG: Indian fast bowlers have made a difference in series against England, says Gill

The Hindu  

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Shami, Siraj, Bumrah: Rohit Sharma's house of dragons breathes fire into India's scary-good World Cup rampage
1 year, 2 months ago

Shami, Siraj, Bumrah: Rohit Sharma's house of dragons breathes fire into India's scary-good World Cup rampage

Hindustan Times  

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India is trying to improve on chasing on slow turners, says Shubman Gill
1 year, 3 months ago

India is trying to improve on chasing on slow turners, says Shubman Gill

The Hindu  

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India is trying to improve on chasing on slow turners, says Shubman Gill
1 year, 3 months ago

India is trying to improve on chasing on slow turners, says Shubman Gill

The Hindu  

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How India can get back up to pace
1 year, 6 months ago

How India can get back up to pace

Hindustan Times  

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Umran Malik's pace makes him unique: Ian Bishop
2 years, 7 months ago

Umran Malik's pace makes him unique: Ian Bishop

The Hindu  

Over three challenging away tours in 2018, the Indian pace attack, revolving around Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, came of age. There's an assembly line of quicks waiting in the wings, with the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Mohsin Khan and plenty more in action in the ongoing IPL. Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop, who …

Glenn McGrath: ‘Pace plus consistency turns a quality bowler into a lethal bowler’
2 years, 7 months ago

Glenn McGrath: ‘Pace plus consistency turns a quality bowler into a lethal bowler’

The Hindu  

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India's growing pace strength: Players for the future
2 years, 8 months ago

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The Hindu  

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'He has forced the selectors to think about him': WI legend Bishop's big praise for 25-year-old 'brilliant' India bowler
2 years, 10 months ago

'He has forced the selectors to think about him': WI legend Bishop's big praise for 25-year-old 'brilliant' India bowler

Hindustan Times  

Having struggled to pick up wickets against South Africa last month, India's bowlers have come back into their own elements. Led by Yuzvendra Chahal bowled West Indies out for 176 inside 44 overs, and in the second match on Wednesday, bowled the Windies out for 193 defending 238. Playing his sixth ODI, Prasidh registered career-best figures of 4/12, and earned …

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India’s world class pacers are hiding batting weaknesses

Live Mint  

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India in England: Fast bowlers workload a worry for visitors as they look to bounce back from Headingley debacle
3 years, 4 months ago

India in England: Fast bowlers workload a worry for visitors as they look to bounce back from Headingley debacle

India Today  

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'Of course, he bowled so well in Australia': Former West Indies pacer picks India's bowling attack for WTC final
3 years, 6 months ago

'Of course, he bowled so well in Australia': Former West Indies pacer picks India's bowling attack for WTC final

Hindustan Times  

In the build-up to the much-awaited World Test Championship final between Virat Kohli's India and New Zealand's Kane Williamson, there has been a lot of discussion about the playing XI of both teams. The latest to join the bandwagon is former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop, who picked two names for the bowling unit. Who among Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah, …

Our fast bowlers enjoy each other's success: Mohammed Shami
3 years, 7 months ago

Our fast bowlers enjoy each other's success: Mohammed Shami

India TV News  

Mohammed Shami says that the camaraderie that exists between him and the rest of the fast bowlers is key to the success of India's pace unit. Shami, Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah are the leading figures in India's pace batter in Test cricket and it has also featured the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav and more recently Shardul Thakur, …

'He is some player!': Ian Bishop praises Indian batsman after impressive outing in England T20Is
3 years, 9 months ago

'He is some player!': Ian Bishop praises Indian batsman after impressive outing in England T20Is

India TV News  

There were a lot of positives for Team India in the T20I series against England -- a major one being the arrival of batsman Suryakumar Yadav. In the final T20I, Yadav played another important knock to keep India in the hunt for a big score. Indian captain Virat Kohli had also praised Suryakumar Yadav after his half-century in the fourth …

Ind vs Aus: Ian Bishop on India's U-19 graduates, fast-bowling reserves and what Gill did right - Sportstar
3 years, 11 months ago

Ind vs Aus: Ian Bishop on India's U-19 graduates, fast-bowling reserves and what Gill did right - Sportstar

The Hindu  

“For the three youngest members: Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar, class of #ICCU192016&2018. So excited to see where their career trajectory goes from here.” That was former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop expressing his appreciation for the three 2016 and 2018 Under-19 men’s World Cup players after their match-defining contributions in the 2-1 series win over Australia …

India at the forefront of a fast-bowling renaissance: Ian Bishop
4 years, 6 months ago

India at the forefront of a fast-bowling renaissance: Ian Bishop

India TV News  

Commentator and former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop said that world cricket is currently going through a golden period of fast bowling and India are at the forefront of what he called a "fast bowling renaissance." He also said that the best fast bowlers in the world who can play all three formats need to be preserved somewhat like …

Ian Bishop says current Indian bowling unit reminds him of intimidating West Indian pace battery of yesteryears
4 years, 7 months ago

Ian Bishop says current Indian bowling unit reminds him of intimidating West Indian pace battery of yesteryears

Firstpost  

Bishop said the trend started with the likes of Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Munaf Patel following in the foot steps of Javagal Srinath and Kapil Dev in the 2000s. The burning desire to succeed abroad acted as a stimulus for India to consciously create a fearsome pace battery, says former West Indies speedster Ian Bishop, who compared the current unit …

Ian Bishop: Years of effort to improve fast bowling yielding dividends for India
5 years, 1 month ago

Ian Bishop: Years of effort to improve fast bowling yielding dividends for India

The Hindu  

India’s new pace attack reminded former West Indies cricketers Brian Lara and Phil Simmons of the iconic Caribbean pace battery comprising Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Andy Roberts. Read | India's pace attack exciting for world cricket, says Phil Simmons These days, most of the bowling coaches rely on bio-mechanics to monitor the growth of a fast bowler. …

Ian Bishop: Pace renaissance key to world domination in all formats
5 years, 4 months ago

Ian Bishop: Pace renaissance key to world domination in all formats

The Hindu  

In a hark back to the halcyon days of West Indies cricket, former fast bowler Ian Bishop talks about how the Caribbean islands continue to be a hot-bed for seamers. Let’s talk about fast bowling and fast bowlers of the last 30 years from when you debuted for West Indies in 1989. All I knew was West Indies fast bowling …

India attack now essentially relies on pace
5 years, 4 months ago

India attack now essentially relies on pace

Deccan Chronicle  

Jasprit Bumrah’s fiery spell in the second innings of the first Test highlighted not just his brilliance, but is also metaphor of the dramatic transformation that Indian cricket has undergone this millennium. What’s truly exciting is that pace bowlers today are coming from all over India and are not happy being medium pacers: they all want to bowl fast. Fast …

India vs West Indies: The Jasprit Bumrah-Ishant Sharma master plan that toppled Windies batting in Antigua
5 years, 4 months ago

India vs West Indies: The Jasprit Bumrah-Ishant Sharma master plan that toppled Windies batting in Antigua

Hindustan Times  

India’s pace bowling mainstay Jasprit Bumrah says he is always evolving to polish his craft, the latest addition to which is the outswinger that he wasn’t particularly confident of until last year. Bumrah recently became the fastest Indian pacer to 50 Test wickets, during his six-wicket match haul against the West Indies in the first Test, which India won by …

Former West Indian bowler Ian Bishop rates Bumrah as the best bowler of Cricket World Cup
5 years, 6 months ago

Former West Indian bowler Ian Bishop rates Bumrah as the best bowler of Cricket World Cup

Op India  

Former West Indian pacer and now a cricket commentator, Ian Bishop rates Bumrah as the best bowler of World Cup. Talking to ICC, Ian Bishop said, “The wickets don’t show how valuable he has been. The likes of Starc have more, but Bumrah’s been brilliant.” Ian Bishop also explained Bumrah’s action, which is quite unusual and has helped him to …

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