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England bowlers need to be patient to be successful in India: Swann

Former England spinner Graeme Swann said that for the current English spinning crop to be successful in India, they must be patient with their line and length. Speaking on the Hussain and Key Cricket show, he said, “India are very, very patient but if you are willing to be patient and bowl all day you will take wickets," he observed. “You might have to work very hard for them and you'll lose some timber, which isn't a bad thing," he added.

Swann on his two tours to India has taken 28 wickets and feels that this Indian team is full of batsmen who don’t take bowlers head-on and therefore it could be beneficial for the England spinners.

"If you bowl well enough, especially against India, they play you very respectfully. There is not a Virender Sehwag in that current team; Virat Kohli when he bats against spin waits for the bad ball,” said the 41-year-old.

Picking his best spinner to bowl in India, Swann said that he would back left-arm orthodox spinner Jack Leach, who has picked up seven wickets in England’s last match against Sri Lanka. "Jack Leach is the one for me in India - he has to run up and be prepared to bowl nothing but straight deliveries, pitching middle stump and hitting the middle stump," Swann said.

He also cast a doubt at the Indian team saying, "I do think this India team are getting better and better. I honestly was thinking until I saw the squad 'yes, India are good but are they that good?'"

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