{"id":538317,"date":"2026-03-13T18:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/538317\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:42:14","slug":"the-ultimate-quiz-on-indian-fast-bowlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/538317\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Quiz On Indian Fast Bowlers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Take this quiz<\/a>\u00a0to test your knowledge on Indian fast bowlers.<\/p>\n

Also play: Quiz! Fast bowlers with most Test wickets for India<\/a><\/p>\n

The early Indian Test sides had quality bowlers of pace, but that trend stopped after Independence. There a dearth of fast bowlers who could toil on the flat wickets in domestic cricket and rise through the ranks. At the same time, India had quality spinners, not standalone one-off names but some great names.<\/p>\n

Also play: Quiz! Name every Indian men\u2019s Test captain<\/a><\/p>\n

It was not until the rise of Kapil Dev in the late 1970s that India had a proper pace attack. The 1983 World Cup might have been won by the seamers, but Javagal Srinath, the next bowler of genuine pace, did not arrive until the 1990s. Like many others, Srinath had honed his skills at the MRF Pace Academy. <\/p>\n

Also play: Quiz! Name every Indian men\u2019s international captain<\/a><\/p>\n

From the mid-2010s, Indian cricket found a pace attack of unprecedented quality, which resulted in some famous wins outside Asia and some stunning runs in limited-overs global tournaments. Take our quiz to test your knowledge on Indian fast bowlers.<\/p>\n

Quiz! How well do you know the Indian fast bowlers? <\/p>\n

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