"Almost all our bowlers have got a fantastic seam and wrist position needed to swing the ball," the former Indian paceman told newsmen on Sunday. "Of course, the breeze here helps. The second thing is that we have got the pace as well — most of them bowl at 135, sometimes going to 140 and even 145. That is not express pace, but by swinging the ball at that pace, they can trouble any batsman in the world, as they showed in England and as they are showing here. In world cricket, a lot of batsmen are not comfortable against swing, and there are not too many swing bowlers worldwide either.

"No matter in what conditions and on what pitch one is bowling, a good ball is a good ball. We work keeping the strength of our bowlers in mind," added Prasad. "Anil (Kumble) has always stressed on the need to play the Indian way. It's all about doing what we are good at, and doing it time and again. You can say we follow the KISS principle -- Keep It Super Simple.”

Prasad was asked if it was easier for him to mould a young attack. "Whether it is a young or an experienced attack, it is a challenge," he replied. "Ishant is the youngest in this lot, but we saw a very mature spell from him yesterday morning, when he bowled nine overs on the trot. I have not seen a spell like that (when he totally flummoxed Ricky Ponting) for a long, long time. That spell happened only because he wants to do that, it shows his quality."

Admitting that bowlers in general didn't get their due in India, he went on, "I can tell you that the bowlers' job is really hard. They don't get as much as batsmen do in India. Considering the wickets and the conditions in which they bowl, they deserve a lot of credit. We play back home in not so encouraging environs in terms of pitches and the weather. When they go out of India, it looks easy to bowl, but we must adjust, and that's in the mind.
"I believe in the bowlers we have, they can deliver the goods. Anil has handled them well in this series, and they have all stepped up and taken responsibility."