Ind vs Eng: Why India need more bowlers like Ishant Sharma
Updated On: 31 July, 2014 08:42 AM IST | | Gaurav Joshi
<p>India may have overcome their drought of winning a Test outside the sub-continent last week, but they are still some distance away from repeating such feats on a regular basis</p>

Ishant Sharma
Southampton: India may have overcome their drought of winning a Test outside the sub-continent last week, but they are still some distance away from repeating such feats on a regular basis.
Ishant Sharma
And the reason for this is well known: they simply cannot take 20 wickets. Firstly, Indian pacers struggle to take wickets on pitches that are only receptive to bounce but offer no deviation or natural swing. Secondly, despite been the land of spinners, they have struggled to find a quality spinner who can take wickets abroad.

