Former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald has opined that the T20 format has helped fast bowlers become more aggressive in Test cricket.
In an interview to Sportstar, the former Proteas pacer said that the playing a lot of T20 games has made pacers quick thinkers.
“I think it [T20 cricket] has [affected fast bowlers], and in another sense it hasn’t, because when I say it has I just think that guys are thinking much quicker on their feet now. They figure things out much quicker, using angles on the crease much better”, Donald told Sportstar.
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The legendary pacer also claimed that the short ball rates has increased in the modern game because of T20s.
“The bounce rate these days has increased through the roof. Guys are bowling a lot more bouncers now, they are so much aggressive. Their mindset and the approach to Test cricket is so much more aggressive because they have to adapt these days to flat pitches. So, I think that their mindset is fantastic”, Donald further added.
“Twenty20, I think, really has improved bowling. I think it has given guys a lot more ammo to free-wheel if you wish and not worry about just bowling well. I just think Twenty20 cricket has a big hand in taking Test cricket where it is today”, he concluded.
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