Ishwar Pandey Thread

[rkt.india]

NAGPUR: Unlike other youngsters who start their career with an ambition to play for the country, Ishwar Pandey was different. He just loved playing cricket. In fact, he wanted to become a batsman, but soon realised that fast bowling was his calling. Now that he has done well this season, the 23-year-old Madhya Pradesh pacer is looking ahead with hope. Unlike last year, where his role was to just tie one end up, Pandey was the aggressor this season. The result is there for everyone to see. The Rewa lad finished the season as the highest wicket-taker of the league stages in the Ranji Trophy. With his team out of contention, he may lose out on the honour of finishing as the highest wicket-taker to Punjab's Sandeep Sharma, but Pandey has been a revelation, bagging 48 wickets at an average of 21.05 this season. "Having done well in the domestic circuit for the last two years, I am more confident of my abilities. I understand myself better as a bowler. If I keep working hard, I will definitely play for the country one day," Pandey told TOI. Pandey was picked in MP's Under-19 team, but didn't deliver as per expectations. He was dropped from the team which hurt him. "I was enjoying being part of the set-up. Though I bowled well, I didn't get wickets. I realised if I don't get wickets, I will no longer play," he said. His father, who served for the Indian Army, wanted him to decide on his future. Ishwar convinced his father to give him another chance. When his father said yes, there was no stopping him. "I started bowling on single stump and that helped me bowl on right channels. I still do that," he said. He performed well in division cricket and then did well for MP Under-22. His performance earned him place in the One-day squad and soon he was sharing the new ball with TP Sudhindra. "When I saw him two years ago, he looked the Indian prospect but now I say he is ready to play for the country. He is fitter, stronger and most importantly hungrier. Look how well he has done this year. He has it in him to have a long international career," ex-India selector and former India leggie Narendra Hirwani said. Last year, he formed great partnership with Sudhindra and after latter's ban, he has led MP attack with aplomb. Off season work at MRF Pace Academy also helped Ishwar. "I didn't touch the ball for three months. It was just work on fitness and developing strength. It has helped me a lot. I am quicker now and learned how to be effective on different surfaces," Ishwar said. He bowled extremely well in Duleep Trophy final and impressed the former players. "He played all eight matches and showed intensity despite playing continuously. He bowls between 135-140 km/hr and swings the ball both ways. No batsman can afford to be relaxed when he is bowling. He has taken some big wickets in the domestic circuit for the last two years. Hope he gets the national call soon," MP coach Mukesh Sahni said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/domestic-cricket/ranji-trophy/Ishwar-Pandey-loves-life-in-the-fast-lane/articleshow/17848748.cms

[Chandan]

So many good prospects on scene. I eagerly await him in India A team to SA so that he can prove himself there against better batsmen. Who says India doesn't have talent? They just grooming and direction.

[jairamesh]

"I didn't touch the ball for three months. It was just work on fitness and developing strength. It has helped me a lot. I am quicker now and learned how to be effective on different surfaces," Ishwar said.

He played all eight matches and showed intensity despite playing continuously. He bowls between 135-140 km/hr and swings the ball both ways

Good hear this.

[Old guy]

looks like smart person and im sure he is not one of those timid fast bowlers good to see him in a team

[Dumbbells]

Ishwar Pandey loves life in the fast lane NAGPUR: Unlike other youngsters who start their career with an ambition to play for the country, Ishwar Pandey was different. He just loved playing cricket. In fact, he wanted to become a batsman, but soon realised that fast bowling was his calling. Now that he has done well this season, the 23-year-old Madhya Pradesh pacer is looking ahead with hope. Unlike last year, where his role was to just tie one end up, Pandey was the aggressor this season. The result is there for everyone to see. The Rewa lad finished the season as the highest wicket-taker of the league stages in the Ranji Trophy. With his team out of contention, he may lose out on the honour of finishing as the highest wicket-taker to Punjab's Sandeep Sharma, but Pandey has been a revelation, bagging 48 wickets at an average of 21.05 this season. "Having done well in the domestic circuit for the last two years, I am more confident of my abilities. I understand myself better as a bowler. If I keep working hard, I will definitely play for the country one day," Pandey told TOI. Pandey was picked in MP's Under-19 team, but didn't deliver as per expectations. He was dropped from the team which hurt him. "I was enjoying being part of the set-up. Though I bowled well, I didn't get wickets. I realised if I don't get wickets, I will no longer play," he said. His father, who served for the Indian Army, wanted him to decide on his future. Ishwar convinced his father to give him another chance. When his father said yes, there was no stopping him. "I started bowling on single stump and that helped me bowl on right channels. I still do that," he said. He performed well in division cricket and then did well for MP Under-22. His performance earned him place in the One-day squad and soon he was sharing the new ball with TP Sudhindra. "When I saw him two years ago, he looked the Indian prospect but now I say he is ready to play for the country. He is fitter, stronger and most importantly hungrier. Look how well he has done this year. He has it in him to have a long international career," ex-India selector and former India leggie Narendra Hirwani said. Last year, he formed great partnership with Sudhindra and after latter's ban, he has led MP attack with aplomb. Off season work at MRF Pace Academy also helped Ishwar. "I didn't touch the ball for three months. It was just work on fitness and developing strength. It has helped me a lot. I am quicker now and learned how to be effective on different surfaces," Ishwar said. He bowled extremely well in Duleep Trophy final and impressed the former players. "He played all eight matches and showed intensity despite playing continuously. He bowls between 135-140 km/hr and swings the ball both ways. No batsman can afford to be relaxed when he is bowling. He has taken some big wickets in the domestic circuit for the last two years. Hope he gets the national call soon," MP coach Mukesh Sahni said. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-02/ranji-trophy/36110936_1_ishwar-pandey-ranji-trophy-tp-sudhindra

[bharat297]

It's sad that we get excited that a bowler bowls 135-140 and we call him quick. In Australia, there's a new bowler called Jackson Bird who bowls that pace (and moves the ball) and the Australian commentators say "He's not quick but he's accurate and moves the ball." Oh well, if this guy is accurate and moves the ball too that's all I'm worried about right now. We need bowlers who can build pressure for long periods.

[rkt.india]

It's sad that we get excited that a bowler bowls 135-140 and we call him quick. In Australia, there's a new bowler called Jackson Bird who bowls that pace (and moves the ball) and the Australian commentators say "He's not quick but he's accurate and moves the ball." Oh well, if this guy is accurate and moves the ball too that's all I'm worried about right now. We need bowlers who can build pressure for long periods.

who is saying he is quick? he is good bowler with skills but not quick.

[express bowling]

Bird has bowled less than 130 k, everytime I have watched him. He is clearly slower than Pandey. Given the pretty inaccurate nature of speed guns in our domestic cricket, Pandey may actually bowl 140 k and more , especially in the LOIs.

[bharat297]

Bird has bowled less than 130 k' date=' everytime I have watched him. He is clearly slower than Pandey. Given the pretty inaccurate nature of speed guns in our domestic cricket, Pandey may actually bowl 140 k and more , especially in the LOIs.[/quote'] Bird was bowling mid-to-high 130s most of the time actually, so I don't know who you were watching.

[CG]

It's sad that we get excited that a bowler bowls 135-140 and we call him quick. In Australia, there's a new bowler called Jackson Bird who bowls that pace (and moves the ball) and the Australian commentators say "He's not quick but he's accurate and moves the ball." Oh well, if this guy is accurate and moves the ball too that's all I'm worried about right now. We need bowlers who can build pressure for long periods.

We got to understand Those who bowl 135-140ks in india are 140ks+ in australia ,Be it diff speedguns or pitches.Bowlers generally clocked higher in australia.

[ChanaLal]

Unless a bowler hits 145-150kph that isn't quick and above 150 is express

[rkt.india]

Ishwar Pandey makes his own luck

Ishwar Pandey, profile picture Five years after picking up leather-ball cricket, Ishwar Pandey is rising to the national reckoning Ž© ESPNcricinfo Ltd Enlarge Related Links Players/Officials: Ishwar Pandey Series/Tournaments: Ranji Trophy | Indian Domestic Season Teams: India Sometimes seemingly casual decisions turn out to be the biggest in life. Ask Ishwar Pandey, the Madhya Pradesh fast bowler, who had nothing to do with a leather ball till his standard 12 exams, but then he walked into a selection trial. Few months later, he found himself bowling for the MP Under-19 team. Five years later, he is the highest wicket-taker this Ranji Tropy season, has played for India A, bowled at an India nets session, and has been signed by Pune Warriors in the IPL. At that time, Pandey did not even know which team the trial was for. It was summer vacation from school in his hometown of Rewa, in eastern MP, and he had plenty of time to spare. "It was just one of those things," Pandey told ESPNcricinfo. "I and a few friends decided to check out what the trial was about. Once there, aise hi jaake daal diya (I just had a casual bowl) on a matting wicket." The trial was for the Rewa side which plays in MP's competitive divisional cricket (Days after MP's Ranji season was over this year, Devendra Bundela, the state captain, turned out for Ujjain division). Pandey's deliveries must have been anything but casual, for he was soon told to report at a local club. He refused, saying his father would not allow it. Pandey's father, a retired Subedar Major in the army, wanted his two sons to focus on their studies. Being the elder one, Pandey had little leeway, if any, against a strict disciplinarian of a father. It took the university coach, Mr Anthony, to convince the former soldier to let his son take up leather-ball cricket. Pandey made his debut for MP U-19 in November 2007 but was dropped the following season after failing to take enough wickets. But he had already impressed the U-19 coach, Mukesh Sahni, who now coaches the MP senior side. "Even then, he had the standout deliveries," Sahni says. "They were so good that at the U-19 level, batsmen weren't able to play them, and would get beaten. Probably that is why he did not have many wickets then." Being left out also brought renewed pressure from his father to give up playing and concentrate on studying. Pandey had tasted blood by now, though. He switched streams from science to arts so that he could devote more time to cricket. The following year, he forced his way into the MP U-22 side with good performances at divisional level. Amay Khurasiya, the former India and MP batsman, saw enough potential in Pandey to help him go to the MRF Pace Academy in Chennai. Regular stints there have helped increase his pace and improve his fitness, he says. Standing 6'2" tall, Pandey bowls in the mid-130s, his height affording him bounce, even from a good length. He credits his father for both - his broad shoulders and his athleticism. The former is genetic, the latter a result of his father pushing him to run regularly from childhood. "Papa se main bahut kamzor hoon, magar height same hai (I am much weaker than my father, but as tall as him)," he says. When I saw him two years ago, he looked an India prospect but now I say he is ready to play for the country Narendra Hirwani All these attributes are why MP haven't missed their erstwhile lead bowler and previous Ranji season's highest wicket-taker, the banned TP Sudhindra. In only his third season of first-class cricket, the 23-year old Pandey has delivered on the role Sahni had in mind for him since mid-2012, before MP embarked on their pre-season tour of Sri Lanka. "Height. Speed. Strength. He has everything," Sahni says. "Last season, Sudhindra had 40 wickets, Pandey had 25 as well. But he was not accurate enough. We have worked on his accuracy. Now he can move the ball both ways from the same spot around the off stump. We have also given him a more attacking role, as opposed to a slightly defensive one earlier. " Pandey also fancies himself as a batsman. At least he used to during his tennis-ball days but realised soon that "there is a lot of difference between leather and tennis balls." He still loves batting - he almost took MP to victory in the thriller against Mumbai with some big sixes. Fast-bowling is where he's made a mark, though. Sahni is convinced he should play at the highest level. Narendra Hirwani, the former India and MP legspinner and selector, agrees. "When I saw him two years ago, he looked an India prospect but now I say he is ready to play for the country," Hirwani told the Times of India. "He is fitter, stronger and most importantly hungrier. He has it in him to have a long international career." Seeing him move up the ranks, Pandey's father, who is not a keen follower of the game, has also long given up his opposition to his son playing cricket. "'Now that you have chosen this path, continue on it,' he told me," Pandey says. His younger sibling, though, is yet to warm up. "He's not interested at all that his brother is playing," Pandey says with the smile of an accommodating elder brother. Perhaps it will take an India call-up to get his attention.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/602642.html

[bharat297]

He looks like a good prospect. Hopefully he makes the most of his opportunities.

[express bowling]

Very good prospect.

[maniac]

:facepalm:

[vvvslaxman]

:hysterical:

[putrevus]

I give him benefit of doubt for this match but these press releases hyping every tom dick and harry who pretend to call themselves as fast bowlers needs to stop.

[Junyfan]

can he swing the bowl? how fast he is?

[express bowling]

What were his speeds like today ?

[Vanarp22]

pandey got pwned today by gayle