Roseau (Dominica), July 5 (ANI): West Indies pacer Fidel Edwards has declared himself "fit and strong", and said that his ultimate goal is to become the No.1 bowler in the International Cricket Council's Test ranking.Since his return to the game after a long break, Edwards has been the Windies most successful bowler with 13 wickets at 19.84 each in the first two matches of the ongoing test series against India.e has bowled with great pace and also produced reverse swing in the second Test in Barbados, where he ended with eight wickets in the match - including 5-76 in the second innings.
After that match, he climbed seven places in the ICC Test match bowling rankings to Number 18 - making him the highest placed Windies bowler.My aim has always been to be at the top. Now I'm back my goal is to be the Number 1 bowler in the world. I was away from the game for a few years and it feels good to be back. I'm bowling quite well and also getting the ball to reverse swing," he said.
"During the time off I tried to work hard and I worked a lot to get the ball to reverse swing, now it's working well for me. I've played back-to-back Test matches and my back has been holding up very well," Edwards said.
"If I can keep taking wickets and keep improving I believe I will be back to my best quite soon. I have to improve my consistency so hopefully I will be able to put it together even more in the match here and get more wickets," he added.
Fidel also had high praise for his new ball partner Ravi Rampaul. (ANI)
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