Would it be a fair comment to say Indias bowlers sacrifice pace in order to be accurate?
No way, not at all. That’s not a fair comment at all. Everyone was touching 135 and above, including Irfan Pathan. Sreesanth and RP [Singh] were probably the quickest, but the most consistent in terms of pace and line and length were Zaheer and Irfan. Zaheer with his experience, and Irfan with the kind of positive person he is… they were touching 135 and above. It’s not a fair comment when people say Indian bowlers were reducing pace to get consistency. That’s wrong. In fact I would go a step further and say that our bowlers are the only ones who can swing the ball at 135-140. We don’t have that many fast bowlers around the world who can do that – most of them are line bowlers who can hit the deck hard. We bowl quick, but we also release the ball in such a way that it’s in the air for longer, which gives the ball a chance to swing. What is very important in fast bowling is the body position at delivery – hips and shoulders aligned, all movements and momentum going towards the batsman
Would it be a fair comment to say Indias bowlers sacrifice pace in order to be accurate?