Manjrekar: India needs more bowling superstars

[cric_fan]

Former Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has said cricket fans in the country should follow their Pakistani counterparts when it comes to making heroes out of bowlers to inspire the younger generation.

 

The 52-year-old stressed on the lack of bowling heroes in India, which is in stark contrast to Pakistan where the likes of Wasim Akram, Imran Khan and Waqar Younis are more popular than batsmen.

 

Manjrekar added it is "nice" to see bowlers winning matches for India in the recent past. The right-handed batsman, who represented the country in 37 Tests and 74 ODIs, though urged fans to "embrace" the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, who have been consistently been the game-changers for India.

 

'Bowling superstar'

 

"All India needs is one bowling superstar and it will have amazing (impact) effect on younger kids. You have best academies and infrastructure in the world, but youngsters get inspired by bowling and batting heroes. Cricket inspires young cricketers," Manjrekar said, as quoted by "Press Trust of India" news agency.

 

He added: "In India, we are a little more obsessed with batting. That is not the case with Pakistan, for example. When you look at Pakistan, superstars are mostly bowlers, starting with Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis. So their bowling heroes are revered more.

 

"India has somehow produced greatness in sport through batsmanship and not so much from bowling. It is up to the fans to start making heroes out of bowlers and I think that is starting to happen now.

 

"We have game-changers like (Jasprit) Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar who are winning Man-of-the-Match or Man- of-the-Series awards. That's a nice trend, a different trend, but at the end of the day it's the fans who have to embrace who their hero is. They like batsmen more."

 

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/former-batsman-wants-india-take-cue-pakistan-cricket-fans-heres-why-750480

[sarcastic]

Your DP already has one and many are on the way.>>> Do not worry, we will have as many as Pakistan (if not more) in a short time....

[Forever Indian]

Indian fans: Manju needs more help from psychiatrists

 

# Still stuck in the 90s like padosis

 

Edited November 23, 2017 by Forever Indian

[Rasgulla]

Bit obvious isn't it ? Manju 

[cric_fan]

Your DP already has one and many are on the way.>>> Do not worry, we will have as many as Pakistan (if not more) in a short time....

Yeh okay mate

[cric_fan]

I kinda agree with Manj. The likes of Bhumra, Bhuvneshkar, Yadav, Zaheer, Pathan, Nehra, Sharma, Sreesanth, RP Singh, Prasad, Srinath, Mohanty, Kuruvilla etc etc will be forgotten in years to come...Shami has potential to be the best. Lets see.

 

Whenever fast bowling is discussed, the names of Imran, Wasim, Waqar & Shoaib will always come up..even 100yrs from now.

 

Indian batsmen will surely be talked about for many yrs to come but so will the likes of Hanif, Abbas, Anwar, Miandad. So Pak has rich history in both batting & bowling. Whereas Ind in batting only.

 

[putrevus]

Utter garbage from Manju , Pakistan has three great fast bowlers in their history which was more due to luck than any cricketing infrastructure or heroes.

This guy is so stuck in 90s .


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[Vilander]

 

[chewy]

bottlecap superstars, only Imran would know, a cheating baboon. 

[SK_IH]

Cringeworthy guy

[bowl_out]

And fewer guys like Manju

[gakgupta]

Comparison with Pakistan is uncalled for....

However, India needs bowling superstars...esp with pace bowling

I am surprised Zaheer didn't inspired many

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[vayuu1]

Good to know India wants to learn from Pakistan in something. I guess Ishant Sharmas and Bhuvi are not enough. India you need more bowling superstars. Please look at us on how to bowl better in cricket. 

Yes India needs to learn how to use bottle caps, how to chuck, how to chew balls.

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[RAZPOR]

He means india needs more bottle cap experts . 

[vayuu1]

You guys never take advantage your resources in cricket. That is why you lag behind in cricket.

These resources are outside cricket.

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[CoverDrive]

Captain Obvious strikes again

[vayuu1]

Outside of cricket? So chucking happens outside of cricket now? 

I was talking about resources like bottle caps which have nothing to do with cricket, ball chewing

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[cric_fan]

He means india needs more bottle cap experts . 

Yes India needs to learn how to use bottle caps, how to chuck, how to chew balls.

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I was talking about resources like bottle caps which have nothing to do with cricket, ball chewing

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Can’t take the truth? Im guessing sales of extra strong burnol must be at a all time high in India.

[vayuu1]

Can’t take the truth? Im guessing sales of extra strong burnol must be at a all time high in India.

Still lesser than the sales of weeds and players in Pakistan.

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[Austin 3:!6]

Manju considers Pak bowlers as superstars because he avg 92 against them and just to show the world he scored all those runs against superstar bowlers.