India have taken risk by picking only four specialist pacers for T20 World Cup: Mitchell Johnson

16.09.2022 - 17:41 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Mitchell Johnson. The skillful Mohammad Shami has been kept on standby which has surprised a few experts of the game as Indian selectors kept faith on the quartet led by Jasprit Bumrah with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh in its ranks. "If you got an all-rounder (fast bowling) and a couple of spinners, four fast bowlers it is a bit of a risk.

But India are probably looking at playing two pacers and an all rounder (Hardik Pandya) and two spinners," Johnson, who is in India to take part in Legends League Cricket, told PTI.

Read AlsoHardik Pandya has got to mature a bit more: Tim BresnanHardik Pandya needs to mature a bit more, feels former English cricketer Tim Bresnan, who expects the India all-rounder to play a significant role in the upcoming T20 World Cup. "In Australia you surely need to play three fast bowlers, possibly four in certain conditions, for example Perth.

I guess they have a plan going in but it is a bit of a risk if you only take four (pacers)," the former left-arm tearaway quick bowler.

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