Don’t expect too much of reverse swing in the upcoming World Cup says former Indian captain Rahul Dravid. This would happen because of the new ODI rule of two new balls that would be for 25 years each.
“The effect of reverse swing is reduced when you have two new balls that only last for 25 overs, but I don’t think it would be a huge impact in Australia because with the two new balls, the fast bowlers will get that level of assistance up front so that should benefit them, then the grounds are going to be bigger as well, so it’s not going to be that easy to clear the ropes,” Dravid said.
Dravid then went on to say how five bowlers would be important with five fielders in the ring throughout the match. “For example: When you have 5 fielders in the ring, it’s very hard to play a part time bowler, you are forced to play 5 specialist bowlers and for a country like India, that for a long time managed,” he added.
Dravid added that the presence of Yuvraj Singh, who bowled his quota of 10 overs in most of the 2011 World Cup matches, helped India immensely. “I mean for the last World Cup, it was Yuvraj Singh bowling 10 overs every single game. That allowed them that advantage. It’s going to be hard to do that,” Dravid pointed out.
