By: Drcricket7 Staff
There have been constant talks of the Indian cricket team lacking a seam bowling all-rounder, and even limited-over skipper MS Dhoni has also pointed out the same on a number of occassions.
Still, India has failed to produce someone, who can match the prowess of World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev in the all-rounder department.
Briefly, though, India seemed to have found Irfan Pathan to fill the void, but he also faded away after a period of time, and the search for a seam bowling all-rounder continued.
Jacques Kallis, meanwhile, has pointed out that the sub-continent conditions are not suited for producing seam bowling all-rounders.
The South Africa legend insisted that the all-rounders are hard to come by in India, seeing hot and humid conditions, which make it becomes difficult for a player to manage his body.
“It is difficult to produce seam bowling all-rounders in Indian conditions,” Jacques Kallis pointed out. “I have toured India enough to have an idea about the conditions over there.”
“The pitches there are certainly not seamer-friendly,” he added “The heat and humidity is an impediment towards producing a cricketer who can focus equally on both skill sets.”
“For an all-rounder, it is very important to know one’s body and manage himself accordingly,” Kallis insisted. “In sub-continental conditions, while putting equal effort on both aspects of the game day in and day out can take a toll on one’s body.”
“Then the cricketer has to decide as to which area — batting or bowling is more important to him,” Jacques Kallis concluded.
