'Boundaries are close to 30-yard circle' - Ravichandran Ashwin Comes In Defense Of Indian Bowlers' Expensive Spells In Recent T20Is

India's bowling in recent times has been a bit of a concern, especially death bowling. While most batters are in fine touch, most bowlers go for big runs in T20Is. India defeated South Africa 2-1 in a recent T20I series, but the bowlers conceded over 200 runs on two occasions.

Experts and critics from all across the globe have pointed out this weak link in the Indian unit and have expressed their concerns. In addition, Jasprit Bumrah's absence due to an injury has worsened the situation. However, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that the playing conditions in India have led to players going for many runs.

According to Ashwin, boundaries in India are shorter than in Australia, which causes bowlers to go for runs. He also stated that the bowlers will have more freedom with the larger boundaries in Australia during the T20 World Cup in 2022.

"We can get caught up in what happens in T20 games and bilateral series back home. It's only fair to say that the bowlers are getting hit around the park. But we also need to understand that the boundaries are close to the 30-yard circle in India and when we come to Australia, the boundaries are far bigger, a bit of license for the bowlers to work with.

"It's also very important to understand these conditions, the lengths you have to bowl and be brave enough to take those 50-50 options in these places," Ashwin was quoted as saying by India Today.

I think even bowlers playing for other teams tend to get hit: Shardul Thakur

Earlier, Shardul Thakur, who is playing in India's ODIs against South Africa, backed the Indian bowlers. Even South African bowlers, he claimed, were being taken for runs in difficult bowling conditions.

"I think even bowlers playing for other teams tend to get hit for a lot of runs when they play in India. In the T20 series against South Africa, if you are going to criticise the bowlers you need to criticise their bowlers too. We won the series, after all, their bowlers also got hit for a lot of runs," he said.