Bhuvneshwar Kumar Quotes

In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

I have tried to improve on my death bowling.

A lot of the emphasis on international bowlers is on their pace and Australia coach Darren Lehmann is a big fan of bowlers who can bowl 90mph-plus.

The way I am bowling at the death, it's all thanks to the IPL.

I don't bowl at 140 kmph or 150 kmph, so my best chance of getting the batsmen out is by bowling in the right areas and getting it to swing.

What we have learned is that Roland-Jones is a very promising prospect. Because of the way he bowls, he will not blow batsmen away, but is more likely to take wickets through accuracy and building pressure.

Great fast bowlers don't have to worry about whether the track is flat or green. They'll find a way to get wickets.

Bowling on English pitches is not rocket science. If you bowl a good length on off stump, the ball just has to do a fraction, up or down or side to side, and you get someone out.

The way you get wickets is, you've got to build pressure.

It's true that I have got wickets with the new ball in Test matches, but that doesn't mean that I can't bowl with the old ball.

It is always challenging bowling abroad - you don't get much spin, bounce. You do get bounce, but you don't get sideways spin. It is always drifting kind of spin you get.

I used to prepare in advance on how the bowler is going to bowl, whether is he going to bowl an outswinger or an inswinger? I used to watch the videos of the bowler and used to prepare in advance.

Reverse swing is a great asset if it happens.

If you are playing in the right conditions, there is always motivation to bowl fast. If you are playing in the wrong condition then you want to be a batsman.

As a bowler I think I am more wicket-based than some.

What you can never do on a slow pitch is bowl with any width. If you bowl straight it's almost impossible to get the ball away.

The thing I've got to concentrate on for South Africa is bowling at good pace and if the ball is in the right area that will cause enough trouble.

I know I'm a better bowler and create more chances if I get a batsman indecisive in defence.

I don't run after speed. Obviously, it will be better to have some more pace, but I am very well aware that I can't bowl with the speed of 150 kmph. I am working hard on my technique and variations.

If you bowl well early in the innings, it is also important to finish well.

They come with a lot of strategies in international cricket. You face bowlers with a lot more pace.

I used to bowl a lot at the death while bowling in the IPL, but it serves as a confidence booster that I can do a lot more with the ball at the start of the innings and at the death.

There are many things that you just observe while watching Steyn. Just seeing him bowl is a great learning in itself.

Speed can't always get you wickets.

Unless someone wants to look funny, I'll not recommend anyone to copy my bowling action. But on a serious note, with the confidence that I have got from the amount of runs I have been scoring, when I'm thrown the ball to bowl, I am pretty sure of what I have to do. I may not be the most attractive to watch while bowling, but I can be effective.