Indian fast bowlers have used the English conditions to produce some memorable displays. TOI lists its top 5...
NISSAR'S MAGIC ON INDIA'S DEBUT, LORD'S 1932
When India made their Test debut in 1932, few expected them to rattle England with quality pace. However, that's exactly what happened as
Mohammad Nissar, one of the fastest bowlers that India have produced, castled Holmes and Sutcliffe, who only ten days earlier had added 555 for the first wicket for Yorkshire. England were reduced to 19 for three by the newcomers, before they bounced back to post 259. Nissar took five for 93, and finished with 71 wickets@18.09 on that tour. With Amar Singh, he formed a deadly new ball combination.
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In the second Test at Lord's during the 2014 series, England, chasing 319 for a win, were coasting at 70 for one, before skipper MS Dhoni asked
Ishant Sharma at lunch time to unleash bouncers at the English batsmen. The strategy worked like a dream, as the hosts kept trying to hook him. Ishant took seven for 74 and India triumphed in a Test at Lord's after a long gap of 28 years.
THE KAPIL-CHETAN SHOW IN 1986
At the peak of his powers,
Kapil Dev led India from the front in the first Test at Lord's during the tour in 1986, taking four for 52 in the second innings to send England crashing to 180. However, the man who left the hosts shell-shocked was Kapil's discovery
Chetan Sharma, who took five for 64 in the first innings to erase memories of conceding a match-losing last-ball six to Pakistan's Javed Miandad in the Australasia cup final in April in Sharjah.
THE SRINATH-PRASAD TANGO IN 1996
Forming a deadly pace bowling pair,
Javagal Srinath and
Venkatesh Prasad took 26 wickets between them in England in 1996 to leave the English batsmen gasping for breath. While Srinath had pace and could generate bounce, Prasad swung the ball like a banana on that tour. Their solid performance prompted rival skipper Michael Atherton to compliment that the Indian seamers were better than England's during the series.
'ZAK THE RIPPER' AT NOTTINGHAM 2007
Bowling an awkward line from round the wicket,
Zaheer Khan was a complete menace for the English batsmen in conditions which helped seam and swing, taking four for 59 to skittle out England for 198 after India won the toss and opted to bowl. The hosts didn't help their cause by throwing jellybeans on the pitch when 'Zak' came in to bat. It fired up the fast bowler and he snared five for 75 in the second innings. England collapsed from 280 for three to 355 all out to lose the Test by seven wickets.