Mumbai Indians fast bowler Zaheer Khan believes fast bowlers will play a key role in the upcoming third season of the Indian Premier League starting in Mumbai on March 12
Mumbai Indians fast bowler Zaheer Khan believes fast bowlers will play a key role in the upcoming third season of the Indian Premier League starting in Mumbai on March 12.
"I think bowling is important. If you see in the last auction as well, all the teams were going for genuine fast bowlers, because everyone now feels the importance of fast bowlers upfront due to the Powerplay.
"A good bowler can definitely increase the chances of giving an early breakthrough, which definitely restricts opponents from getting off to good starts. With the first six overs of Powerplay rule it is very important for the bowling side to get that early wicket," Zaheer said in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The left-arm fast bowler said the new ruling of strategy breaks of two-and-half minutes to be taken by the fielding captain between overs six and eight gives the bowling team an advantage.
"If you look at the last IPL, whenever there was a break there was a good chance of getting a wicket after that. A lot of teams lost a wicket or two after the break, so definitely it works in the favour of the fielding team, because you can change the momentum of the game.
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