Indian bowlers pose a huge threat, says Burns ahead of Test series

New Delhi, Dec 3 : Australia opener Joe Burns said on Thursday that the experienced Indian bowling attack is going to pose a huge threat to the Australian batting once again in the forthcoming four-match Test series which begins December 17.
The Indian bowlers played a key role in helping India win the 2018-2019 Test series 2-1, the first by India in Australia. They managed to take 70 of the 80 Australian wickets possible in the four-Test series with the pace trio Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami taking bulk of those wickets.
Although Ishant is unlikely to play the first two Tests, Burns remains wary of the India bowlers.
“Their (India’s) bowling attack has stayed together for a long time now, so we have all seen their bowlers. But they are very skillful and they are going to pose a huge threat. They are a team that you can’t take lightly, they are a world class outfit and their bowling attack plays a big part in that,” Burns told reporters in a media interaction.
He, however, said that the warm-up games for Australia ‘A’ side against India will be important, not just to prepare for the series but also to get a psychological edge.
“The focus is always about trying to win games. Starting this week with Australia A, it will be about getting our preparations sorted for the Test series and also putting India on the backfoot, landing the first punch and making sure they don’t take any momentum into what’s going to be a fantastic series,” he added.