Shastri praises current Indian pace attack as best ever

• Sarwar Alam
• 23 August, 2018

By: Sarwar Alam

Ravi Shastri said India now had its most potent pace attack of all time following a crushing 203-run victory over England in the third Test at Trent Bridge. India’s pacemen took 19 out of 20 England wickets in Nottingham before Ravichandran Ashwin, an off-spinner, ended the match just 10 minutes into Wednesday’s fifth and final day by dismissing No 11 James Anderson. Because the dry and dusty pitches often found in India traditionally favour spinners, their Test attacks were once dominated by slow bowlers. But it was a very different story as the pacemen held sway at Trent Bridge, with all-rounder Hardik Pandya taking…

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