Who you think is the best seamer, who has been underrated or underestimated ?
1. VINAY KUMAR
2. ABHI MITHUN
3. PANKAJ SINGH
4. HS SHARAT
5. S TRIVEDI
6. ISHWAR PANDEY
7. J UNADKAT
8. MOHIT SHARMA
9. R DHAWAN
10. A DINDA
11. ANUREET SINGH
12. J BUMRAH
Its pretty hard to underestimate Indian fast bowlers. While fast itself is a liberal term to describe them. What do you say of a nation which has prodced just 1 truly world class seamer in its very long history - Kapil Dev. Then after him one really has to scratch ones ahead. Zaheer Khan was not world class be any means, but he did a job and comes in second waaaay behind Kapil Dev. Then behind Zaheer there is Srinath who was pedestrian at best and the type that all nations produce in abundance and forget. After that you go into Prasad and Agarkar territory and really don't insult fast bowling by even considering them for this discussion.
So to say any Indian seamer is underrated, I would say hell no, they are all way over rated. Shami is a great example. Reverse swung the ball in a test match to get three wickets and suddenly he is the answer to India's bowling issues. WHat has he done since? Bhuvaneshwar Kr. I really liked, he had control swung the ball and always picked up early wickets, but even he has lost his touch.
I do look at Varun Aaron with some expectations, for he bowls at 140 plus. While that is not tearaway speed, but that is the min speed at which someone could be considered a pace bowler. He just about gets there. So India need to give him a long rope and let him do his stuff. Akhtar was no great swinger of the ball, but got wickets purely on Pace. Aaron will go for runs, because of his pace, but he needs to be given a long rope. Also who ever handles these things in India, he really needs to ensure his pace doesn't drop. There have been some Indian seamers over the years who came in at 135 area and then within a year dropped to 120. That should not be allowed to happen to Varun Aaron. He should play and be told his only job is to go for the speed gun. Runs conceded etc, all are secondary.