NEW DELHI: South Africa is not identified for generating spin-friendly tracks and that's why Sachin Tendulkar wants Indian pacers to create "enough rough" on the Newlands pitch for R Ashwin, something that Zaheer Khan did for Harbhajan Singh in 2010-11.
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India will play the opening Test in Cape Town beginning Friday, and Tendulkar recalled how that pitch was made conducive for Harbhajan via the Zaheer-led Indian pace attack.
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"During the Cape Town Test of 2010-11, Harbhajan got seven wickets in the second innings (7/120 in 38 overs). Zaheer and Lonwabo Tsotsobe being left-armers created enough rough. Ishant and Sreesanth also came round the wicket and the rough helped when Bhajji bowled to right-handers," Tendulkar recollected right through an unique interview with PTI.
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The maestro wants a repeat of the teamwork from the current pace battery.
"The conditions will be more challenging for Ashwin and the wicket may be a bit damp. But our Indian pacers will need to help Ashwin by creating enough rough for him," Tendulkar defined.
The legend has high expectancies from Virat Kohli's men as they have got the luxurious to play 3 speedy bowlers, except for an all-rounder like Hardik Pandya, who may be very much within the mix.
"This time, we've the luxurious of taking part in 3 speedy bowlers plus a fourth pace bowling all-rounder (Pandya), who can bowl at 138-140 kmph and also bat successfully at No 7 or eight. Hardik has completed it in Sri Lanka.
"In my 24-year profession, I by no means had the luxurious of the fourth speedy bowler who is an all-rounder. Of route, we had Kapil Dev and Manoj Prabhakar but they had been a few of the most sensible 3 pacers," Tendulkar said.
"In 2010-11, we performed some real just right cricket and must have won the Cape Town Test had Harbhajan got some fortify from the other finish. Then Kallis and Boucher also had a just right partnership (103 runs)," he remembered.
There remains to be some debate on whether or not the Indian staff management must play Rohit Sharma as the extra batsman or pass with the realization that Pandya has just right enough approach to live on the second one new ball batting at No 6 -- a position that VVS Laxman had made his own for a decade.
Tendulkar made it clear that this can be a determination of the staff management and he's going to by no means examine one player with every other.
"That's a big name (Hardik or Rohit) but I'd not like to touch upon who must be taking part in. It is dependent upon the staff management, what sort of monitor is being provided, how much grass is on be offering. There are numerous elements and sitting here, I shouldn't be creating a comment," Tendulkar said.
Similarly, he didn't wish to touch upon who between KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan must open with Murali Vijay.
"All those boys are very as regards to me. I am involved with all of them, they talk about their cricket with me and it's not truthful on my section to provide my opinion on who must play and who must not. I've by no means appreciated comparisons," said international cricket's highest-ever run-getter.
Tendulkar has watched Jasprit Bumrah from close quarters growing into a potent white-ball bowler on the Mumbai Indians and is confident that he would do smartly as and when he gets an opportunity in Tests.
"He (Bumrah) is a bright prospect. He is sharp and got the temperament for the best level. But then Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar had been regular individuals for some time. So we will be able to have to assess that," the 43-year-old said.
Tendulkar's duel with Dale Steyn right through the Cape Town Test of 2010-11 is part of cricketing folklore and the legend termed it probably the most difficult monitor on which he had performed.
"The Cape Town pitch of the 2010-11 was probably the most difficult monitor. I consider while fielding, I informed Rahul Dravid that this was a proper seaming monitor. You by no means felt settled even after scoring runs. You needed to play on the rise," said Tendulkar.
Asked about the name of the game of good fortune for batsmen on difficult tracks, Tendulkar referred to his double hundred in Sydney, the place he was an epitome of patience not hitting a unmarried duvet power until he got to the double ton.
"The Australian pacers right through that innings had been bowling immediately and into the wicketkeeper's gloves. I informed myself, 'Good, you other people want to bowl the place you need, I'd wait and make you bowl, the place I need'," he recalled.
"A just right batting line-up is the one which makes a bowling unit bowl the place they want to. Each wicket has a definite personality the place you must know which shots to play and which ones to not," he elaborated.
But is it that easy?
"Not precisely simple but that's what you work arduous for. There will be days whilst you would let your instincts take a decision and days when your mind takes a decision," he signed off.
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India will play the opening Test in Cape Town beginning Friday, and Tendulkar recalled how that pitch was made conducive for Harbhajan via the Zaheer-led Indian pace attack.
ALSO READ: Bhuvneshwar must get lead function in South Africa, says Srinath
"During the Cape Town Test of 2010-11, Harbhajan got seven wickets in the second innings (7/120 in 38 overs). Zaheer and Lonwabo Tsotsobe being left-armers created enough rough. Ishant and Sreesanth also came round the wicket and the rough helped when Bhajji bowled to right-handers," Tendulkar recollected right through an unique interview with PTI.
ALSO READ: Five questions for India forward of Cape Town Test
The maestro wants a repeat of the teamwork from the current pace battery.
"The conditions will be more challenging for Ashwin and the wicket may be a bit damp. But our Indian pacers will need to help Ashwin by creating enough rough for him," Tendulkar defined.
The legend has high expectancies from Virat Kohli's men as they have got the luxurious to play 3 speedy bowlers, except for an all-rounder like Hardik Pandya, who may be very much within the mix.
"This time, we've the luxurious of taking part in 3 speedy bowlers plus a fourth pace bowling all-rounder (Pandya), who can bowl at 138-140 kmph and also bat successfully at No 7 or eight. Hardik has completed it in Sri Lanka.
"In my 24-year profession, I by no means had the luxurious of the fourth speedy bowler who is an all-rounder. Of route, we had Kapil Dev and Manoj Prabhakar but they had been a few of the most sensible 3 pacers," Tendulkar said.
"In 2010-11, we performed some real just right cricket and must have won the Cape Town Test had Harbhajan got some fortify from the other finish. Then Kallis and Boucher also had a just right partnership (103 runs)," he remembered.
There remains to be some debate on whether or not the Indian staff management must play Rohit Sharma as the extra batsman or pass with the realization that Pandya has just right enough approach to live on the second one new ball batting at No 6 -- a position that VVS Laxman had made his own for a decade.
Tendulkar made it clear that this can be a determination of the staff management and he's going to by no means examine one player with every other.
"That's a big name (Hardik or Rohit) but I'd not like to touch upon who must be taking part in. It is dependent upon the staff management, what sort of monitor is being provided, how much grass is on be offering. There are numerous elements and sitting here, I shouldn't be creating a comment," Tendulkar said.
Similarly, he didn't wish to touch upon who between KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan must open with Murali Vijay.
"All those boys are very as regards to me. I am involved with all of them, they talk about their cricket with me and it's not truthful on my section to provide my opinion on who must play and who must not. I've by no means appreciated comparisons," said international cricket's highest-ever run-getter.
Tendulkar has watched Jasprit Bumrah from close quarters growing into a potent white-ball bowler on the Mumbai Indians and is confident that he would do smartly as and when he gets an opportunity in Tests.
"He (Bumrah) is a bright prospect. He is sharp and got the temperament for the best level. But then Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar had been regular individuals for some time. So we will be able to have to assess that," the 43-year-old said.
Tendulkar's duel with Dale Steyn right through the Cape Town Test of 2010-11 is part of cricketing folklore and the legend termed it probably the most difficult monitor on which he had performed.
"The Cape Town pitch of the 2010-11 was probably the most difficult monitor. I consider while fielding, I informed Rahul Dravid that this was a proper seaming monitor. You by no means felt settled even after scoring runs. You needed to play on the rise," said Tendulkar.
Asked about the name of the game of good fortune for batsmen on difficult tracks, Tendulkar referred to his double hundred in Sydney, the place he was an epitome of patience not hitting a unmarried duvet power until he got to the double ton.
"The Australian pacers right through that innings had been bowling immediately and into the wicketkeeper's gloves. I informed myself, 'Good, you other people want to bowl the place you need, I'd wait and make you bowl, the place I need'," he recalled.
"A just right batting line-up is the one which makes a bowling unit bowl the place they want to. Each wicket has a definite personality the place you must know which shots to play and which ones to not," he elaborated.
But is it that easy?
"Not precisely simple but that's what you work arduous for. There will be days whilst you would let your instincts take a decision and days when your mind takes a decision," he signed off.
Pacers need to make tracks conducive for Ashwin: Tendulkar
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