India's pacers struggle with old ball after ICC rule change

India's fast bowlers have posted an average of 32.1 and an economy of 7.9 in overs 35-50 since the ICC introduced the single-ball rule after 34 overs on July 2, 2025. Their figures were 23.5 and 6.9 before the change.

The rule allows the ball to age up to 33 overs and potentially reverse. India have used nine seamers across 15 ODIs in this period and taken 27 wickets without settling on a settled attack.

Arshdeep Singh has taken six wickets at under seven runs per over while Prasidh Krishna leads the group with eight scalps. Jasprit Bumrah has played two matches without a wicket in the old-ball phase.