In the mid 1970’s, a familiar but intimidating chant (especially for visiting English teams) used to go around Australian Test cricket venues. “Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust, if Thomson doesn’t get ya, Lillee must.” The chant was to highlight the fearsome skills of Australian pace pair, Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson. If Indian cricket fans, so used to salivating over batting feats, while playing at home, choose to borrow that phrase, they might as well sing, “Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust, if Shami does not get you, Umesh must” and also add the names of Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah (when fit) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to the list. Since January 2015, the time that Virat Kohli took over as India’s Test captain, the pacers, Shami, Ishant, Umesh, Bumrah and Kumar have picked up 428 wickets in 52 Tests at a strike rate of 51.51. Sixteen five-fors have been registered at an astonishing average of 25.54. At home, the pacers have taken 152 scalps in 26 Tests, away, in more helpful conditions, they have picked up 276 wickets in 26 Tests with 13 five-fors. In India’s 3-0 whitewash of South Africa, Shami and Umesh bowled with pace and potency even…