Team India's Stars Flex Arms: Safety Measure Before Semi Finals!

While playing for the Deccan Chargers in the IPL Rohit Sharma recorded a hatrick. But he never picked bowling after becoming a main player in team India. In his initial days of career, Virat Kohli bowled medium pace. But he stayed away from bowling after becoming the world's number-one batsman. Suryakumar who is dubbed as the 360-degree player was a medium pace all-rounder when he played for Mumbai in Ranjis. But he has not bowled in recent times. India’s star batsman Shubman Gill did not bowl after entering the team. But all of these happened in the match played on Sunday in the World Cup.

No Sixth Bowler In The Team:

Team India is playing with five specialist bowlers. Speedsters Bumrah, Shami, Siraj, and spinners Kuldeep and Jadeja are in good form. They are capable of completing the 10-over quota. But there is no sixth bowling option. We might face issues even if one bowler struggles while bowling. It is tough for bowlers like Siraj to get on track if they face issues. So far he is in good form. But we cannot say what would happen in the semi-finals and final. Not just Siraj, bowlers like Bumrah, Shami, Jadeja, and Kuldeep might also fail. In such a situation we need a bowler who can bowl at least three or four overs. In the presence of Hardik Pandya, we would have a batsman in the sixth position and the sixth bowler. But the equations changed with Hardik’s injury and Shardul Thakur’s failures.

What If Bowlers Fail:

Team India is looking at alternatives if any bowler fails in the quote of ten overs. We can take any risk before the Semifinals and we are facing a strong opponent like New Zealand. It appears that for this reason Rohit, Kohli, Surya, and Gill flexed their arms. It's not that they would take up bowling in the semis, but at least one of two players might flex their arms based on the situation.

Kohli Can Bowl:

Virat Kohli who started his career in 2008 used to bowl medium pace. He even bowled in the 2011 World Cup. Later he shifted focus to fitness and did not take up bowling. But he flexed his arms twice in the World Cup. He took a wicket against the Netherlands as well. Even coach Rahul Dravid said that Virat will bowl if needed. We need to mention one thing here. Captain Rohit Sharma also bowled. He bowled five balls and took a wicket. Kohli, Surya, and Gill bowled 3,2 and 2 overs respectively. It looks like they did this as a precautionary measure. Rohit bowled after a long time and took a wicket.

He took the wicket of Indian origin Teja Nidamanuru who plays for Netherlands. So far Rohit Sharma bowled 598 balls in 260 ODIs and claimed 9 wickets.

While playing for the Deccan Chargers in the IPL Rohit Sharma recorded a hatrick. But he never picked bowling after becoming a main player in team India. In his initial days of career, Virat Kohli bowled medium pace. But he stayed away from bowling after becoming the world's number-one batsman. Suryakumar who is dubbed as the 360-degree player was a medium pace all-rounder when he played for Mumbai in Ranjis. But he has not bowled in recent times. India’s star batsman Shubman Gill did not bowl after entering the team. But all of these happened in the match played on Sunday in the World Cup.

No Sixth Bowler In The Team:

Team India is playing with five specialist bowlers. Speedsters Bumrah, Shami, Siraj, and spinners Kuldeep and Jadeja are in good form. They are capable of completing the 10-over quota. But there is no sixth bowling option. We might face issues even if one bowler struggles while bowling. It is tough for bowlers like Siraj to get on track if they face issues. So far he is in good form. But we cannot say what would happen in the semi-finals and final. Not just Siraj, bowlers like Bumrah, Shami, Jadeja, and Kuldeep might also fail. In such a situation we need a bowler who can bowl at least three or four overs. In the presence of Hardik Pandya, we would have a batsman in the sixth position and the sixth bowler. But the equations changed with Hardik’s injury and Shardul Thakur’s failures.

What If Bowlers Fail:

Team India is looking at alternatives if any bowler fails in the quote of ten overs. We can take any risk before the Semifinals and we are facing a strong opponent like New Zealand. It appears that for this reason Rohit, Kohli, Surya, and Gill flexed their arms. It's not that they would take up bowling in the semis, but at least one of two players might flex their arms based on the situation.

Kohli Can Bowl:

Virat Kohli who started his career in 2008 used to bowl medium pace. He even bowled in the 2011 World Cup. Later he shifted focus to fitness and did not take up bowling. But he flexed his arms twice in the World Cup. He took a wicket against the Netherlands as well. Even coach Rahul Dravid said that Virat will bowl if needed. We need to mention one thing here. Captain Rohit Sharma also bowled. He bowled five balls and took a wicket. Kohli, Surya, and Gill bowled 3,2 and 2 overs respectively. It looks like they did this as a precautionary measure. Rohit bowled after a long time and took a wicket.

He took the wicket of Indian origin Teja Nidamanuru who plays for Netherlands. So far Rohit Sharma bowled 598 balls in 260 ODIs and claimed 9 wickets.