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Panesar used to bowl at a lot faster tempo than Leach: Tendulkar on England’s sequence win in 2012

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Sachin Tendulkar feels that Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar’s secret of success throughout England’s sequence win again in 2012 was largely due to bowling at a faster tempo than common, one thing he has not seen Jack Leach do typically.
Compared to Swann-Panesar duo, the present left-arm orthodox spinner Leach is a contact slower and will probably be simpler provided that he can differ his tempo on tracks that supply flip.

“That (one in 2012) was a different attack, and Graeme Swann was one of the leading spinners in the world back then. Monty, given the style of bowling, he was not one of those bowlers, who believed in tossing up the ball. He was more of a hit the deck bowler,” Tendulkar informed PTI throughout an unique interplay on Thursday.
“Monty would really bowl fast, so it was completely different and Jack Leach, unlike Monty, I think he is slightly slowish bowler,” he stated.
Tendulkar additionally felt that Leach does not differ his tempo rather a lot which will probably be required on tracks that supply flip.
“Whatever I have seen, he bowls at that same pace. So if the wicket is offering turn and considerable help, then varying your pace does matter because then batsmen get much lesser time to react, something that Swann and Monty effectively did with us in 2012,” Tendulkar stated.
Tendulkar expects the Chennai observe to have bounce because of the crimson soil content material and within the humid circumstances, the ball might begin reversing as early as fifteenth over and proceed until the sixtieth, he feels.

“I believe quick bowlers are going to play a giant position right here, and extra so, reverse swing could possibly be an element. I imagine that the ball will reverse from fifteenth over to sixtieth over. When the ball reverses, it skids off the floor and there may be much less response time.
“From 60-80th over, ball can still reverse but due to its softness, the batsmen find more time to adjust off the surface.”
Talking about adjustment, Tendulkar finds it simpler to regulate to SG Test from Kookaburra fairly than vice-versa. “To go back from Kookaburra to SG is a much easier transition than going from SG to Kookaburra. You need some adjustments after playing with kookaburra for so long but I don’t see that as a problem,” the grasp blaster stated.
“Adjustment would have been a factor if there was a big break between two series and we are to play a Test match literally with a couple of days of practice, so not a big problem as far as I am concerned.”
Tendulkar additionally expects reverse swing to play an essential position within the sequence with the England tempo assault having sufficient firepower to use that facet of the sport.
“Good upright seam place makes an enormous distinction when it’s a must to bowl reserve swing and somebody like a Jofra Archer, whose seam place is upright, will get the ball to reverse, and James Anderson has all the time been exponent of swing, reverse swing bowling.
“Ben Stokes will also chip in with few important overs, and so will (Stuart) Broad, on the whole their bowling attack is a decent bowling attack, it’s a bowling attack with great experience and couple of youngsters who have just started their career,” he added.