Bengal senior team assistant coach Saurasish Lahiri termed India pacer Mukesh Kumar as the best red-ball bowler in India. "He is more of a Glenn McGrath type of bowler...Mukesh will ask batters questions throughout the day," added Lahiri. Discussing Mukesh's maiden Ranji Trophy match against Haryana, Lahiri stated, "He picked four wickets in the first innings which included...Virender Sehwag."