Glenn McGrath reveals who he thinks will be India’s next leading fast-bowler

Australian fast bowling great Glenn McGrath is highly impressed with Indian pacers’ performance during the Test series in South Africa and backed them to maintain the momentum in the upcoming tours of England and Australia.
Indian pacers bowled their heart out in the series which the visitors lost 1-2.

“They say you can’t win Test matches consistently if you can’t take 20 wickets. The bowlers India have at the moment are looking good, especially (Bhuvneshwar) Kumar, Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah as well as the spinners,” McGrath, who is Director of Coaching at MRF Pace Foundation, told reporters here.

He also said apart from the three pacers (Bhuvneshwar, Shami and Bumrah), Hardik Pandya was also doing a good job. “Obviously Pandya is doing his job as well. There is no shortage of bowlers. So things are looking good for India at the moment,” he added.

McGrath also heaped praise on U-19 star Kamlesh Nagarkoti, who attracted a lot of attention with his left-arm pace in the World Cup in New Zealand. It helped him bag a lucrative deal with KKR for the upcoming IPL. “He has got some good real pace. I was impressed (with his performance) in the U-19 WC. He has …read more