Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has urged the Indian team management to back its pace-bowling reserves and give them a consistent run to prove their abilities. Notably, India ended the home T20I series vs West Indies 2-2.
Speaking on Cricbuzz, Kaif noted that Indian captain Shreyas Iyer would be keen to bring back key players Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya as soon as possible. His comments came in the aftermath of India’s home T20I series against the West Indies.
“Mayank Yadav can become a good bowler in the future. Prince Yadav is a skillful bowler; he has the pace and has the yorker as well. But it is too early to judge. The problem right now is that you don’t show patience with anyone; you will have to show patience. If you have brought in a new bowler, you should persist with him. You are not persisting with Kuldeep right now, he is playing one match and then being dropped,” Mohammad Kaif said on Cricbuzz.
In Bumrah’s absence, Prince Yadav and Mayank Yadav featured in India’s playing XI during the home T20I series. Mayank claimed four wickets in four matches, while Prince picked up one wicket in three outings.
Subsequently, Kaif praised the Indian selection committee, led by interim chief Pragyan Ojha, for backing veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has been included in the squad for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, starting October 22.
“We have not been able to find backups. If we prepare a list, there might not be too many names. When Iyer goes back to his room, he must be thinking that when will Hardik return, when will Bumrah return? It is a good thing that Bhuvneshwar Kumar has made his comeback because we have not been able to find many bowlers recently,” he added.
