James Anderson's successful execution of reverse swing has made Indian opener Gautam Gambhir believe that his senior colleague Zaheer Khan will perform even better as he is a bigger exponent of the art.
Anderson got the ball to reverse consistently in the post tea session that saw England claiming three wickets to leave India tottering at 273 for seven at the end of day one of the third Test. ‘We have got Zaheer and Ishant who can reverse the ball really well. If they are on song, it's going to be difficult for England as well,’ said Gambhir after the first day's play.
‘Zaheer Khan is a master of reverse swing. If he gets going I think it would be worrying for England. Hopefully, Zaheer and Ishant can do the job for us and play a big role for India. This is a wicket which will have something for everyone. It has carry, and sometimes the ball remains up and down,’ he added.
Praising Anderson (3 for 68), Gambhir said the pacer was hiding the ball well as he dismissed Tendulkar and Ashwin with reverse swings. ‘He didn't give loose deliveries. It was reversing and he was hiding the shine as well. It gets difficult when someone hides the ball as you're not able to see the shine and don't know which way it would go,’ he explained.
Anderson got the ball to reverse consistently in the post tea session that saw England claiming three wickets to leave India tottering at 273 for seven at the end of day one of the third Test. ‘We have got Zaheer and Ishant who can reverse the ball really well. If they are on song, it's going to be difficult for England as well,’ said Gambhir after the first day's play.
‘Zaheer Khan is a master of reverse swing. If he gets going I think it would be worrying for England. Hopefully, Zaheer and Ishant can do the job for us and play a big role for India. This is a wicket which will have something for everyone. It has carry, and sometimes the ball remains up and down,’ he added.
Praising Anderson (3 for 68), Gambhir said the pacer was hiding the ball well as he dismissed Tendulkar and Ashwin with reverse swings. ‘He didn't give loose deliveries. It was reversing and he was hiding the shine as well. It gets difficult when someone hides the ball as you're not able to see the shine and don't know which way it would go,’ he explained.