Rahul Dravid lauds current Indian pacers as an inspiration for youngsters

Indian pacers have been in top form lately and have played pivotal roles in the success of the national side as well.

The likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav have successfully rained havoc on batsmen across the world under different playing conditions.

Previously, India's main weapon against the opposition was their spin attack, however, since the start of 2019, Indian pacers have worked their magic on the pitch and have been the more effective means for skipper Kohli.

While the three spin bowlers managed to bag 37 wickets between them, the pacers knocked 59 wickets between themselves - with star fast bowler Bumrah sidelined due to injury for the past couple of months.

Former Team India skipper and National Cricket Academy (NCA) director Rahul Dravid has also now lauded the Indian speedsters, labelling them as inspiration for youngsters.

“What Ishant, Shami, Umesh, Bhuvneshwar (Kumar) and Bumrah are doing is they are actually in a way becoming role models for a younger generation of boys, who believe now they can be successful as fast bowlers in India. I think it is great to see,” Dravid was quoted saying by The Sportstar.

“Obviously we had people like Kapil (Dev), Sri (Javagal Srinath), Zaheer (Khan) in the past. But now, as a group, probably this is one of the best fast bowling attacks we have ever had. I think that’s a great inspiration for a lot of these young boys,” Dravid added.

The India-u19s was head coached by Dravid himself in the World Cup in 2018 and is confident now for glory ahead of the upcoming tournament in 2021.

“Now, at the under-19 level, we have very good fast bowlers. Last time (during the 2018 under-19 World Cup), we had three of them – Kamlesh (Nagarkoti), Shivam (Mavi) and Ishan (Porel)."

"This year, you will also see some good fast bowlers in the team. That’s been fantastic. I think when you have role models and you have heroes like the senior team (it’s encouraging),” he added.