The IPL keeps throwing up new talent every year and this time it’s been the number of new pace bowlers that has been impressive. Yes, the pitches have certainly helped because with the limited venues and so many games to be played on each venue the curators have left a bit more grass on the surface than otherwise and that has helped the quick bowlers for sure. The ball thudding into the wicketkeeper’s gloves is always an encouraging sign for any quick bowler and so they are bending their backs a bit more and giving the best of batsmen a hard time.

While many of the quicks have caught the eye it must be remembered that this is a format where they have to bowl only four overs and that too seldom at a stretch. So before talking about them being red-ball prospects, where they may have to bowl at least 15 to 20 overs a day, we need to see what their fitness levels for the long format are. That said, just to see so many of them is such a good thing for Indian cricket, for it’s better to have problems of plenty rather than headaches of scarcity.