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| NEWS Champions Trophy in England> Reid working on strategies for Indian bowlers 16th Sept 2004 18.50 IST By CricketZone Bureau India's short-term bowling coach Bruce Reid is banking on a clutch of videotapes on the Pakistani batsmen to advise his wards on the bowling strategy for the all-important Sunday's clash in the Champions Trophy. "To be frank I have not seen much of Pakistan batsmen and am going by what others have to say about them. But we are expecting videotapes on the Pakistan batsmen soon," said Reid in Birmingham. The former Australian left-arm paceman is known to advise bowlers not only on the line and length they should bowl to batsmen but also helps in plotting their downfall by closely scrutinising their techniques. If Shahid Afridi, and not Imran Farhat and Yaseer Hameed, is the opener on Sunday, Reid said it was pretty apparent what tactics he would ask his bowlers to follow. "He is a kind of batsman who takes the attack into the opposition camp and charges down the wicket," said Reid. "The best way to bowl to such batsmen is to stick to a regular line and length rather than experiment and go on a journey." Good disciplined line and length is the way forward for Indian bowlers who rely on movement in their deliveries rather than express speed. "India has never produced express fast bowlers but have men who can move the ball around. They must stick to this aspect of their game," said the former international. Reid was particularly happy with the return to form of Ashish Nehra but lamented the loss of Laxmipathy Balaji because of an abdominal injury. "Nehra has rediscovered what he was not able to do in Australia last winter - bring the ball in to the batsman. This is very pleasing. But equally disturbing is the absence of Balaji who was beginning to show enough promise." Also View In-Depth Coverage: Champions Trophy in England Team Page: India Team Page: Pakistan | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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