Bowling Tactics Quotes

In terms of pace, every captain wants pace in their attack.

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.

Speed can't always get you wickets.

You got to be street smart I suppose when you bowl in India. You can't bowl at the same pace at the same place. Guys will work you out.

Cricket is not rocket science. Bowlers often get wickets through perseverance, accuracy and being patient rather than trying to blast opposition teams out.

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

I am a big fan of the five-bowler strategy.

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.

I feel, as a captain, that when you face a batsman who plays spin well you feel as if you are a fielder short.

Usually a captain will allow his bowler to set the field, while exercising overall control and maintaining the authority to step in if he sees fit.

If you look round the world, most teams want guys who can bowl up at 90 mph because they can make things happen when it isn't doing much.

India Are Playing Very Good Cricket Under The Leadership Of MS Dhoni.

When I was a youngster, Praveen Kumar was in the same club as me, and because we are similar bowlers, I learnt a lot from him. We used to have conversations, but not a lot. What was very helpful was observing what he was bowling, the kind of fields he had, and what his thinking was.

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.

When you've got a team who are making a concerted effort to make a batsman feel uncomfortable it can look pretty ordinary.

When I watch a match, I always try to understand what the batsman is trying to do so that I know what I should do to get him out.

If the batsman is playing good shots, you accept it, but it is important that we bowl according to what the plan is and not go off it.

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

You can't make three or four spinners bowl the exact number of overs. You don't see the number of overs bowled by them before you make a bowling change; you see who looks effective and make a bowling change.

You so often see bowlers pick out a lovely new ball from the bag at nets and it looks great when it swings in the air and nips off the seam with batsmen playing and missing. But you have to simulate match situations. What about when the ball is 60 overs old, the sun is blazing down, the pitch is flat and there's not a hint of movement?

I have tried to improve on my death bowling.

When a bowler comes on you want to put him under pressure. He might not allow you to do that but find a way.

T20 cricket is all about using variations, and timing has to be perfect.

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

I think Test cricket is the ultimate form of cricket.