16 September,2021 07:17 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Dawid Malan
England big-hitter Dawid Malan feels Indian bowlers are subtly different from each other, making it nearly impossible for batsmen to fully get used to them. The India pacers were better than their English counterparts in the recent intensely-fought Test series and the visitors were leading 2-1 before the fifth match was called off following multiple COVID-19 cases in the Indian camp.
Malan, who made a Test comeback in the series after three years, said the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammad Siraj are different from each other and batsmen struggle to cope when they bowl in tandem.
"They've all been pretty tough. I think the one thing about this Indian attack is they're all slightly different. They all have different release points and different things they do with the ball, which makes it so challenging you know you can never get used to [them]," Malan said.
"If you think you are getting used to one of them, they just come at you with different challenges all the time so you know it's really tough to pick them. They've all been really, really good this series," the batsman, who has pulled out of the IPL ahead of the T20 World Cup, said.
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The southpaw, who lent much needed solidity to England's struggling batting line-up, was also happy that R Ashwin was not part of the series. "It's not because he's not a great bowler, he is a serious bowler. He is one of the best spinners that's ever played the game, but you know, it's hard for me to comment on why he wouldn't be playing," he said when asked if he was surprised about Ashwin missing all the four Tests.
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