India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun: We’ve bounced back before

Indias humiliating defeat at Headingley Leeds has the fiveTest series nicely poised for an epic endingIf Virat Kohlirsquos men have to fulfil the dream of winning the first Test series in England since Rahul Dravidrsquos team did in 2007 they have to conquer The Oval where India last won 50 years ago in 1971 The caravan will then move to Old Trafford at Manchester September 10 to 14 for the fifth and final Test where even a draw should sufficeHowever the poor form of the middleorder is a major concern for Team India going into todayrsquos fourth Test It was one of the reasons why India folded up for a paltry 78 in the first innings at Leeds resulting in a defeat by an innings and 76 runsIndia had a batting collapse earlier this year too where they were bundled out for their alltime lowest Test score of 36 at the Adelaide Oval against Australia Despite that India managed to register their second consecutive series win Down UnderBharat ArunArun expects strong showBowling coach Bharat Arun has no doubts that Team India can bounce back once again after a big defeat ldquoWe have been bowled out for 36 in the past and we have bounced back from that We have our ways to bounce back and we have done it in the past we can take the confidence from the past I am sure you will see much more spirited performances in the coming two Testsrdquo Arun said on the eve of the match during a virtual press conference on WednesdayArun ruled out any injury concerns for Team India saying Prasidh Krishnarsquos inclusion to the squad for the fourth Test was just ldquoprecautionaryrdquo ldquoTo be really honest we are looking at the workload in this series we should not look too far ahead We should look at how we can play bowlers with fresh legs and it is being looked at purely on the basis of this seriesrdquo said Arun who also revealed that Ravindra Jadeja is fully fit and the leftarm spinner had gone for precautionary scan at Leeds The Indian team management may rest Mohammed Shami or Jasprit Bumrah for the Oval Test and Shardul Thakur is likely to come back in the XI England are boosted with the return of Chris Woakes and Mark Wood for the fourth TestIndiarsquos bowling looked at sea in the third Test where England amassed 432 in the first innings in response to Indiarsquos 78 England skipper Joe Root notched up his third successive century with a masterly 121lsquoA different cup of tearsquoArun agreed that the Indian bowlers have allowed Root to get quick starts to his innings but the bowling coach is confident of a better performance for the remaining two Tests ldquoI would also like to see how they England bowlers would bowl if they are defending a score of 78itrsquos no excuse for the bowling Yes there is always room for improvement and it will be a different cup of tea in the next Test matchrdquo said ArunlsquoEngland wary of offspinner R AshwinrsquoIndia bowling coach Bharat Arun said a decision to play ace offspinner R Ashwin will be taken on the morning of the fourth TestldquoHistory at the Oval says that it conditions aids spin but you also know how the Englishmen are wary of Ashwinrsquos abilities of what he could do if there is any assistance from the track The best thing would be to decide after looking at the track tomorrow Thursday morning as anything could happen between now and tomorrowrdquoAnd if conditions aid spin Arun said both Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja could feature togetherAlso Read PR Sreejesh The goalpost is my buddy