Variations key in IPL 2021 after Indian bowlers' recent success

The success of Indian pace bowlers over England in the recent limitedovers series has put the focus on variations especially slower balls in the upcoming Indian Premier League IPLIn the recent two whiteball series between India and England the Indian pace bowlers outdid their English counterparts with their variations Even as England pace bowlers like Mark Wood troubled India batsmen with pace it were the Indian pace bowlers use of variations that trumped England as Virat Kohlis team won both seriesPace bowler Shardul Thakur got vital breakthroughs with change in pace in both the T20I and ODI series while others like Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar too used variations to good effectAs the IPL is starting in 10 days and with none of the franchises playing at their traditional home venues keeping a full stock of pace bowlers has become important especially those who have variationsOn Wednesday Royal Challengers Bangalores director of cricket operations Mike Hesson pointed out the need to have variety in bowling especially those having variationsThe Bangalore franchise recently made big changes to their squad despite qualifying for the playoffs the last seasonIn the past RCB have been blamed for packing their lineup with too many genuine quick bowlersWe have backup players providing more depth We want to change the style of play on particular venues there might be certain grounds where we need players who bowl more cutters there might be certain grounds where we need bounce bowlers said Hesson while speaking to the media in an interactionRCB have the likes of Daniel Sams and Dan Christian who bring variations into play They also have the pace of New Zealands Kyle JamiesonHaving a variety of bowlers both genuine quicks and medium pacers who can innovate was important at the player auction this time considering that they like others didnt have an idea about venuesAs a rule none of the teams will get to play at their home venueChennai Super Kings too will be deprived of playing at the MA Chidambaram Stadium where the slow surface suits them They have Shardul Thakur and West Indian Dwayne Bravo as bowlers who can bring in variations They also have Sam Curran of EnglandThakur who played just nine matches last season for CSK will be important because of his recent successes at the international level and could play more matches this timeDelhi Capitals DC packed with genuine fast bowlers like South Africans Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje also have Marcus Stoinis of Australia for variations He had picked 13 wickets last seasonFor Kolkata Knight Riders KKR it will be West Indian Andre Russell while for Mumbai Indians MI Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard of West Indies could use the variations wellLike DC KKR and MI have plenty of genuine pace bowlersFor Punjab Kings Moises Henriques of Australia and Chris Jordan of England will be vital on batting surfaces with their change in pace while Bangladeshs Mustafizur Rahman and IPLs most expensive player ever Chris Morris of South Africa will be important for Rajasthan RoyalsBhuvneshwar Kumar and Jason Holder of West Indies will be as crucial for SunRisers HyderabadThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever