Australia vs India 2018-19: The bowling 'Fab Four' of the Aussies

#2 Josh Hazlewood

Consistent bowling lines and lengths cause trouble to any batsman

He is the modern day Glenn McGrath of the Australian bowling lineup. The right-arm fast bowler from Tasmania, with his nagging lengths and consistent accuracy in the bowling lines, has torn away batting lineups of the world. Josh Hazlewood made his debut against the touring Indians in the 2014 series against India and immediately gave an early impression of what was in store for the future by picking a fifer against India.

He swings the ball both ways and acts as an able partner to Mitchell Starc. Having bowled in tandem, they both have tormented batsman by bursting in short spells and picking wickets regularly in short intervals of time.

His consistent accuracy with the ball makes him a huge asset to the star-studded bowling lineup. He was the second highest wicket taker for Australia in 2017 having picked up 34 wickets at a measly bowling average of 25.41 in 10 Test matches with most of them being played in Asia where he relied on reverse swing and became a prime exploiter of the same. He has also acted as the bowling workhorse of the team bowling tiring long spells thereby being a nightmare for the batsman by consistently asking questions with the ball in hand.

By complementing Starc’s thunderbolts, Josh Hazlewood with his consistent bowling lines and lengths will be another threat to India’s batting with the new ball. He can tear apart the top order with his exemplary exhibition of fast bowling. He will be another Aussie bowler India need to have a closer look at and be well prepared for the challenge posed by him.