India World Cup favourites along with England, asserts Jason Gillespie

01/16/2019

Jason Gillespie has explained that with the kind of variety and depth the Indian bowling attack possesses, they will be one of the favourites to win the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England. The World Cup is scheduled to begin on May 30 with the first match between hosts England and South Africa.

In the ongoing ODI series between India and Australia, the Indian bowlers seem to have put on only a modest performance so far. Former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie reckons that the Indian bowling attack is balanced enough to make the Indian team one of the favourites to lift the World Cup title in England later this year.

"I think the Indian attack is well balanced. Bumrah has been rested for obvious reason but their attack is still quite good," Gillespie said as per PTI.

"Everyone offers different things, and you add Bumrah to it, so they are well placed to mount a challenge for the World Cup. I think England are the obvious favourites, but India won't be far behind," he insisted.

Gillespie heaped praise on the Indian pacer, who, off late, has become the leader of the Indian pace attack across formats. The Australian veteran said that Jasprit Bumrah, with his slingshot akin action, is pretty quick and hurries batsmen hence being extremely effective. Recently Bumrah finished the Border-Gavaskar series as the highest wicket-taker in the series bagging a total of 21 scalps.

"I enjoy watching Bumrah bowl. He just ambles in but when he gets to the crease, he almost has a slingshot action. He bowls at good pace, hurries the batsmen up, and he can also change his pace a lot. He is a very fine bowler," the 43-year-old former pacer said.

"His action does stand out. It is a braced front leg, delayed bowling arm action. It gets you to the crease quickly and delivers that slingshot. It is what generates his pace.

Bumrah made his Test debut early last year in South Africa and is already touted as the most effective of the Indian pace trio comprising Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami. Gillespi continued his praise for the pacer and stated that Bumrah is strong and fit which lets him bowl at the same pace throughout a Test match.

"But you need to be strong to be able to do that. Bumrah is robust and fit to bowl long spells in Test cricket. He keeps his pace up throughout a Test and this is what makes him an exciting bowler," Gillespie said.

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