joining me on the show to discuss more about this being a bowlers. World Cup Pays former Indian cricketer Ashok Malhotra and the consulting editor of sports star Vijay Lokpal E Ashok six calls below 150 in the first nine matches can be say, it's turning out to be a bowlers World Cup. Actually, Erica and ER it is taxed to the very sluggish pitch which is tied, which is of a US where it'll was paid and they probably get enough time to really make a good pitches. And as he very nicely said, the bowling bowling sites will dominate normally, it is a batsman know make the match but bowlers win the match matches. So in the 20 World Cup, a bowling side. That's why I will not under it Afghanistan because they they can be in danger site every team, whether Pakistan in the group, because they have got very good a bowling attack and take, and on the sluggish bridges they can be more than which you know after the beginning of the World Cup at the end of Virat, Kohli had said that the team expects new pictures fresh picture since this is an IQ tournament buttons. We are seeing that the batsmen are having to dig deep. What kind of bowlers are expected to shine in this edition of the World Cup? Slow medium Pacers? The spinners, the ones with the cut. Ours variations. Can you tell our viewers Beacon? Briefing a shock for support is very good to hear them, Batsman say Bowlers will matches the with that. But we all know the more variety you have achieved, the batsmen guessing. And I mean Ashok has very melon on in the seventies and eighties, there were many such boners who would not let you leave the crease and they will keep you guessing with them. Monster and change of land line. So these are tricks of the trade which most of the bowlers and rooms. But if the ball is coming on, nicely becomes the battle enjoy because they are able to hit the shops. Otherwise they will have three indoor shots. So here's the situation is that the bowlers are making them thinker and at some point you will. You talked about pictures? Yes, the where in their factor will come in. IPL has taken away the best of the pitch is we don't have drop in pictures in y Ashok. No mess. I mean, if there was a drop in pictures, you know, much more competitive games, but and then we have been the bowlers and getting them Do you know that really brings me to the big question? Do does India have the bowling attack to win this edition of the World Cup? Frankly, destructing, you know, and I am not saying because we lost to Pakistan but otherwise be struck because we are depending on barren Chakravarty. We don't know what you can do, you know is a mystery bowler. But his mystery was solved by Pakistan. And then Bhubaneshwar Kumar is a shed of whether we like it or not. He has been struggling in Sri Lanka, has struggled throughout the and and then you have hardy handout doesn't Poli is only a better So so all in all Shami struggles in this log of will be all. No, no, that And it is this wickets. When the ball comes onto the back, it's easier to hit. It will look at that this entire World Cup, Erica. The big hitters tend to struggle. It is the guys can't rotate, the strikes are scoring up. It is that if you look at West Indies, that's why the spot, because they're all big it as they don't know how to retain this right. They can only go for big one. That that is the drawback, which India also has barring the top. Others are rich. A pan Arctic Pandya and driven call today is that the can't rotate the strike that they drop active fire. Two wickets go early again, we going to struggle. So that Vijay, let me ask you a question. Did India miss a trick by not picking Herschel Patel? Because harsher, Patel went on to win the purple cap of the season in IPL. And he is one of those guys who has the variety in his bowling with. I mean, if you if you had known in the cricket circles, it was always known them. For a couple of seasons, the senators have been keeping an eye on the Herschel. But do you blood him in a World Cup 20? Welcome. It's very different from I mean, it's not. This is very competitive franchise extricate, continue country so harsher. Patel. Maybe you can think of him in the coming season. But sure, I thought Rita, before the parliament began, we all thought that this was the best possible. Bhubaneswar is struggling. It's a pity Shami is struggling. It's a potato and like a sure pointed out, however honest, is going to have finding it very difficult to talk about Shadow Thakur. But we have completely run out of time. Perhaps bringing in shadow. Thakur could give Virat Kohli some of those answers that he has been looking for. Thank you very much, Gentlemen, for joining me on the broadcast this evening.
