Another hope was that domestic competition would raise the overall standards of the country’s cricket. The rising run stats are part of this story, is it not? Yet, the rising run count has an obverse side to it: the falling economy rate of bowlers. The rising run count may be getting the loudest cheers,but for India to sharpen its skills at both ends of the pitch,the trend should worry us too. The World Cup in England,with its bowler-friendlier pitches, would be a real test of Indian cricket.

Source: Mint April 19, 2019 12:11 UTC