5 bowlers who could be the answer to India's pace-bowling problems in limited overs cricket
While it was a welcome change to see MS Dhoni talk about India having a settled bowling lineup, at least in T20s, the ODI side is still in a state of flux. As far as the fast bowling department is concerned, there are plenty of candidates, who are in the side or on the fringes, who haven't done especially well.With that in mind and also considering the current leader of India's T20 bowling attack is 36, it seems only logical that India need a few pace bowling options in limited-overs cricket. While the likes of Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron have been provided with opportunities, they haven't been able to make the most of it.So it is time India tried out some new options or even persist with ones they recently tried. Here are 5 bowlers who could be the answer to India's pace-bowling problems in limited overs cricket.
#5 Dhawal Kulkarni
Of all the bowlers on this list, Dhawal Kulkarni might probably be the only one-dimensional pacer if you can call him that. He doesn't have the express pace that same others have, nor is he a big-hitting lower order batsman, but that should take nothing away from the fact that Kulkarni deserves another go in the Indian side.
In case you are wondering why the word "another" has been used, it is because he has already played 8 ODIs for India, the last of which was last July against Zimbabwe. The fact that he has been unceremoniously and only given a part to play if someone is injured, despite taking 13 wickets at an economy rate of 5.3 is certainly puzzling.
But what isn't is his record in the domestic circuit. Even in the recently concluded Deodhar Trophy, the 27-year-old figures of six wickets at an economy rate of 2.25 and average of 10.16, including nine maidens, just showcases his ability to keep things quiet from one end. If India are on the lookout for a seamer to contain and keep things quiet, then Dhawal Kulkarni is the person they should be looking for.