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. Now, you have got these role models, these fast bowlers — they are on television, they are on the internet, they are being seen and are being promoted by India. I am sure, if India makes an effort — in a similar way like it did to unearth fast bowlers — to bring out spinners, over time, they will find that as well.

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

India's growing pace strength: Players for the future

The Hindu  

Umran Malik has taken the Indian Premier League by storm with his searing pace and constantly clocking near 150 kmph. READ: Dale Steyn on Malik: He will play international cricket soon Umran made an impact instantly, clocking 150kmph-plus consistently, and eventually played two first-class matches for Jammu and Kashmir, claiming seven wickets after having made his red-ball debut with India …

'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, …

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 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 …

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 …

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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