Indian fast bowler Famous Krishna, taking full responsibility of failing to bowl with the right length during a poor performance in the first Test against England, said that he was trying to restrain in his bowling all the time. After looting more than 200 runs in the first match of the series in Leeds, many former players criticized the famous. India lost this match by five wickets.
Know what the famous Krishna said
The famous said, ‘In the first innings of (Leeds) Test, I bowled excessive shot balls. It was a bit better in the second innings and the wicket was slightly slow. He said, ‘I definitely did not bowl at the length I wanted to do. It took me some time to reconcile with the right length. However, I should be able to do so as a professional. I take full responsibility for this and maybe next time I can do it better.
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This was the performance of famous
The famous innings scored 128 runs in 20 overs from an economy of 6.40 in 20 overs, which is one of the worst figures by an Indian bowler who bowled at least 20 overs in an innings. He took the wickets of Oli Pope, Harry Brook and Jamie Smith during this period. The Karnataka bowler hoped to India by taking Jack Cruli and Pope’s wickets quickly in the second innings, but their economy rate was again above six (6.10). He conceded 92 runs in 15 overs.
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The famous said, ‘Whenever I come for bowling, I try to put a maiden over. I really want to avoid giving batsmen a chance to easily score runs. The outfield of that ground was fast. Honestly, the length and direction I bowled in most of the time was not right. There were some of these runs which came from the exterior or inner edge of the bat.
He said, ‘I tried to put a bouncer many times, but scored runs on it. I definitely try to put pressure on the run speed when I come to bowl. There was a strong wind in the headingley (Leeds) and it made it difficult for bowlers and fielders.