How Anil Kumble and Virat Kohli transformed Indian fast bowling

#2 Finding the right man for the right job

Whenever India has played on overseas shores, India would rely on one or two bowlers to deliver the killer blow to the opposition. We remember Ajit Agarkar and Sreesanth having dream spells in Australia and South Africa respectively. However, due to the lack of consistency, they would find it difficult to get going in different conditions where there was too much swing or the lack of it.

With Virat Kohli at the helm, who loves and understands fast-bowling, India has become better in understanding who can deliver in what conditions.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one of the best swing bowlers if there is lateral movement. There is Ishant Sharma who can hit the pitch hard and generate steep movement. Mohammed Shami is adept in bowling back of a length and very skillful with the old ball if there is reverse swing on offer. We have the magician Jasprit Bumrah who can change lengths at will and has great variations. Umesh Yadav is easily the quickest and bowls hard lengths. Hardik Pandya is quite a handful as a fourth seamer and is usually accurate with his lengths.

This pretty much covers all bases which have become one of the main reasons why India has bowled so well on different pitches and different conditions overseas.