Where is the strength of India on the bowling bench?

Virat Kohli badured rebaduringly that India did not have to worry about how her team was preparing for the World Cup. "The bowlers beat well and the drummers beat well," he said.

India rested frontline duo Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the start of the five-match series to test their back-up pacers at Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed . The leader of the left arm has been incorporated in the combination of things so that India can cover all bases against any alignment that challenges them at the World Cup.

While Khaleel had only one match in Guwahati from both ODI. Shami and Umesh were expensive. Khaleel was left for the second time in favor of Kuldeep Yadav, but Shami and Umesh did not inspire confidence.

Shami has only played six ODI since the 2015 World Cup, while Umesh has played 27, but averages are greater than 37. Although both have been extremely effective in testing because of their pace, their ability to strike good lengths and to extract movement, their lack of variations with the white ball, which is now a prerequisite in the shorter formats, destabilized them. They tend to hit the same length with the white ball, which is harder to handle than red, screaming to be hit by drummers for races.

Umesh is a rhythmic melon; it's good, it's very good, it's bad, it's falling apart, like in the first two ODI against Windies. After conceding more than six goals to Guwahati in Visakhapatnam, he conceded more than 70 points in one inning for the 12th time in his career, behind only Lasith Malinga (17), who has played three times the number of matches he has disputed.

Since Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah have been the backbone of the Indian selection since 2017, none of the bowling reserve stocks have particularly distinguished themselves, especially in their absence.

Bhuvneshwar & Bumrah (since January 2017)

While it was true that Kohli had only five bowlers in both ODIs, it was not a question of who he could play instead of doing it when he could do it. Kedar Jadhav provides him with the option of additional bowling, but his injury also deprived the Kohli of this luxury. What happens then in his absence? Or in the absence of Bhuvneshwar or Bumrah because of an injury that puts them out of action, given the amount of cricket coming up to the World Cup? India still has 16 ODI, 6 T20I and IPL to play before the World Cup.

Shardul, selected for almost all tours in which India participated, was often designed to warm the bench. Khaleel played three games and was impressive in two. Deepak Chahar debuted with Afghanistan in the Asian Cup and conceded 37 goals, 37 against one for a wicket, while Siddharth Kaul was expensive in the three ODIs in which he is presented .

How the pacers back-up was successful (since January 2017)

Hardik Pandya will return from injury to take his place at number 0 7 as a versatile player. With Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah, the trio has created an amicable workspace, with good results since January 2017. But the question remains to determine who, if not these.

The Indian pacers since January 2017

India could turn to the more experienced Jaydev Unadkat instead of a Khaleel who will need grooming just months away from the World Cup, though they are not consistent with a left arm look option. But it does not have the extra rhythm or bounce that Khaleel extracts. But Unadkat has bowling experience in difficult situations, the tailor, the bowls of York, also provides the natural angel, even though it has been very effective in the IPL – this which was also missing in Umesh and Shami in the tournament.

the fields in England, where the world tournament will be played, are taken into account, they will be flat wickets, 350 races. Who can Kohli address in this scenario?

Ravindra Jadeja suddenly arose and is in the running for a place. But it performs deliveries with the same pace as when it is in the defense, acts as a catalyst for the drummers to rank, and easily, given the pace and width they have. R Ashwin is he completely out of action for cricket one day, with his last match in the format presented in June 2017?

It was no wonder that Shami rested from the rest of the Windies ODI after selecting the coaches a team of 15 men for the remaining three games. The duos of Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar have been reinstated. But the question remains: if it is likely that one or both will get hurt, are the Indian stocks rich enough to fill their gaps? Six months after the World Cup, the answer is negative. In a utopian scenario, the duo will be able to lead the attack, but it would be better to prepare for the worst than to bask in the comfort of the best possible scenario.

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