Sourav Ganguly reveals secret behind the rise of fitness levels of Indian pacers

Sourav Ganguly has credited coaches and trainers for rise of Indian fast bowlers.  Many experts had reportedly said that India has failed to produce fast bowlers who could survive in long-run. This happened eir due to fitness issues or bad form. However, scenario has changed completely in last few years ever since likes of Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar had made an impact at highest level.

'I think change in culture': Sourav Ganguly

“ coaches, fitness trainers and also I think change in culture are reasons. Fitness routines and fitness standards t only among fast bowlers but also batters that has changed ermously that has made everyone believe that if we are fit, we are strong, we can also bowl fast,” said Ganguly while interacting with Indian Test opener Mayank Agarwal on a chat show named  ‘DadaOpensWithMayank’ uploaded on Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Twitter handle.

Currently, likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Mohammed Shami are doing well in limited-overs while Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav (also including Shami and Bumrah) are doing exceptionally well in red-ball cricket. se star pacers are also encourd by budding talent in fast bowling line up including likes of Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, etc.

Meanwhile, speedsters have got some much-deserved break from an orwise hectic schedule as all cricketing events have eir been postponed or canceled due to global pandemic. IPL 2020 that was originally scheduled to get underway on March 29 has been suspended indefinitely whereas,

Team India's next two away bilateral series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe respectively have been called off due to coronavirus fear. cricketing action will resume on July 8 when England and West Indies lock horns in first of three-match Test series at as Bowl in Southampton.

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