‘Can’t go from being Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shoaib Akhtar’: Irfan Pathan on swing bowling

Citing examples of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shoaib Akhtar, former India seamer Irfan Pathan underlined the distinction between swing and tempo and acknowledged that batsmen all the time discover it tougher to deal with the shifting ball.
In his column for The Playfield Magazine, Pathan mentioned that whereas each have their very own share of benefits, swing bowlers can’t change into quick bowlers as it might lead to shedding their swing and never having further tempo.
“The desperation to belong to the fast bowler category will leave you with nothing; you cannot go from being Bhuvneshwar to Shoaib Akhtar, it’s impossible. You will lose your swing, and yet not be quick enough to hustle the batsman,”
“My one suggestion to bowlers is to not sacrifice swing just to add an extra 4-5 clicks. It will leave you stranded. There is the speed that is ideal for swing bowling, respect that,” he mentioned.
“A swing bowler typically operates within the 130-135 kph area, that’s scientifically confirmed to be the perfect vary of pressure to get a most swing. But if the identical bowler can bowl a yorker or a slower one or a cutter at that velocity, he can survive wherever on the planet.
“If his body alignment is good, he can bowl any number of yorkers at will, and swing it both ways. It is a reality that you won’t get the same amount of swing with the old ball as with the new one because the reverse is a different entity. But if you can bowl a good slower one or a yorker, you bring something more to the table,” he mentioned.
Pathan additionally had a phrase of recommendation for kids and mentioned that they need to not compromise on the swing simply so as to add 4-5 clicks to their bowling.