vishalvirsingh

As the title clearly says, i am trying to identify which fast bowlers should be closely watched in IPL 2026 so that we can identify their strengths and weaknesses. When i say fast bowlers , it is some one who bowls at least 6 balls out of 24 balls in 140+ range. some one who bowls just 2 to 3 effort balls in 24 balls in 140 range should be identified as a medium pacer or fast medium. we should clearly call that out that in this match , he was fast medium. Good point is among the 3 pacers yesterday Harshit was definitely fast and siraj and Prasidh were fast medium. Similiarly we also need ot identify medium pacers and medium pacer All rounders. i have heard of a tlented CSK pacer all rounder similiar to Hardik and who bowls faster than Nitish reddy. Nitish reddy does not seem to be a hardik replacement for sure. Also identify this skill - swing bowlers in the lines of BHuvi and deepak chahar. More information and video's shared will be appreciated.

Harshit was bowling consistently 135 to 145k and even Prasidh also was in this range. Main Point was it was a flat deck and afternoon, had they been slow, they could have been hammered big time

Bouncers that could get the batsmen's head on a Pitch looking like a patta. " Deadly Spell" clearly calls out give your wicket Or get hurt.

Apple tom...very happy to see such a performance. Sushant- this guy, being a left-arm pacer, has to beat Khaleel and Arshdeep. arsh is a big t20 bowler but an average defensive odi bowler. if sushant bowls 140 to 148k , he should play for INDIA very soon. he has to beat khaleel for odi's. it is not easy to beat Arshdeep in t20. gurnoor ..bhai kuch wicket aur le..you are close to playing for India. Ashok sharma....Bhai teri pace pe to dande udaa diye hotte....2 for 27 from 4 overs is ok but in 10 overs ..get 3 to 4 wickets every time. who is Tarmale..what pace..

Sher Mayank coming back...very heartening. Let me state this clearly: he is an exceptional fast bowler who can generate speeds of 140 km/h, even when he's only 70 percent fit. I’ve watched his recent IPL matches, and despite using a shorter run-up and appearing somewhat unfit, he still consistently bowled between 135 km/h and 145 km/h. As a dedicated fan of Mayank, I firmly believe that he possesses the skills to play for India. He reliably delivers the perfect line and length, and even at speeds of 138 km/h to 144 km/h, his talent is undeniable. His ability to maintain that ideal line and length is a true testament to his god-given talent. What I mean to share is that he is much better than others who bowl between 136 to 143k and represent india and Mayank has better line n length ( god gifted).

any idea..is he bowling 140k + now. Heard he was 140 to 148k, but then did he slow down? is he in form now? share the Latest about him please ...

I was lucky to see Vishakapatnam's innings of Kohli and Rohit. ON indian Pitches , even today a yashasvi Jaiswal after scoring a 100 looks like a weaker batsmen then Kohli. You can figure out how good these 2 guys are- Virat is a shade better than Rohit over all. But having said that scoring on flat Indian Patta's and seaming and bouncy SENA tracks are 2 different Skills altogether. if kohli scores a 10/10 on Indian pitches( rohit scores a 9.5/10 and jaiswal scores a 9.5 /10 )- kohli's batting technique fishing outside when he needs to play straight and few other flaws which even a basic batting coach like me can identify. kohli taking test retirement was a right decision. But whats the reason that manju didi is unearthing this. Kohli did what suited him and suited india the BEST. now selectors are clear that they have to find some one with a better technique in SENA to play tests. kya matlab hai us pe lecture dene ka. Remember some test matches when I saw Manju scoring 10 runs against Wi and the pacer ( who was bowling at 140K Max) had hit him 3 times. Manu played test cricket bcos he was son of X... Virat played on his merits. If I were a selector, i would have never picked manju didi to play for india when we had so many batting stars waiting in the wings. i have met Sandeep Patil myself, he is a great human being and a top batsman. even srikanth and Kapil played longer than they should have....many guys played for India due to strong relationships. My dear Rohan represented India probably bcos of his dad's name. Manju didi should mind her business as Virat is no more playing in tests...what's the point in bringing that point.

i like these bowlers ..ones i have made BOLD. Shammi ASHOK SHarma- why everyone is neglecting him Gurnoor- 6 ft 5 inches and 140K what more do u need to suceed in international cricket. yash thakur- i always found him as an all rounder probably better bowler than the one's playing for INDIA. why is he not in indian team as an all rounder, yes he is not a genuine batsmen but he is a bowling all rounder which we need. GG selects batting all rounders like dubey. VYASAK...he never gives runs , is another arshdeep kind clever bowler. Prince yadav- he has pace can improve

there is a unique thing about SHAMMI...he played for INDIA bcos he deserved to play for INDIA and he produced results. he had some one bowling as MAIN strike bowler like Srinath or ZAK or jasprit bumrah but supported by ISHANT/UMesh/shami. it is very tough to be among the 2 to 3 top pacers in india and shammi has to be at his very best, lets see how long can he stay. After seeing Harshit Rana LIVE in vishakapatnam, i am convinced Shammi wont be able to beat Harshit Rana.

it will be a TEST for Shammi. if he is good , he will survive to the next series else he will be history. Prasidh/ Harshit and to certain extent Arshdeep are nearly ready. arsh is a dangerous weapon with the new ball as he gets the ball to talk ( swing inside and outside), Prasidh can ball some seriously rising balls from Good length which gives his wickets or he gets batsmen LBW. Harshit is probably India's fastest bowler along with Jasprit bumrah playing international cricket. he has a knack to hit the batsmen too which helps him get an edge.

Ashish SIngh famous YOUTUBE cricket podcast speaker says Prasidh could be droped and Gurnoor Brar and/or Sushant Mishra ( left arm fast) may be selected against newzealand. even SHammi will also come back in the Odi team. May be Sardar arsh deep and prasidh may be dropped and SHAMMI,SUSHANT and Gurnoor brar picket along with Harshit rana. In SMAT trophy Sushant mishra has done very well and he bowls around 135 to 142k and brar also bowls at similiar pace.

who is pranav...his full name, let me see his bowling on youtube..is he bowling around 145k..?

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i saw Live- 9 overs from Prasidh( he got 4 wickets) and i guess 8 overs from Harshit RANA ( he got 1 wicket), also Arshdeep 6 overs ( got 1 wicket). if these guys have come up from IPL then i would say that all the three have some skills- arsh is skillfull bowler, harshit is fast and Prasidh is talented , can be a rubbish bowler and can clean bowl batsmen and become Hero from a Zero ( like in the match i saw , he clean boiwled decock and one more batter. nothing wrong in picking up from IPL then as these 3 are fairly good for ODI's and are here to stay. arshdeep is kind of a terror in the first spell - atleast in his first 2 to 3 overs, he got 1 wicket and tembo buvam was only defending him in his first spell. in his first 2 overs batsmen is always watching him and trying to see what is he doing, ball swings and sadar has some tricks up his sleves so if the batsmen takes risks , batsmen ends up gifting his wicket away. in his second spell he turns into a DEFENSIVE Bowler and bowls defensive line n length , he aims to only not give runs- batsmen can gift him his wicket if they hit him even at the 10th stump. so he is kind of a MYSTERY...highly skilled to highly defensive. SARDAR has a long run up ( as if he is a fast bowler) and his run up is so slow - very slow run up. Harshit always attacks the batsmen stumps or sometimes outside but only if he has SLIPS ( in odi's) and he is very very Impressive, 70 percent of his balls are fast balls -out of these 70 percent some balls can be super fast and some can evven HIT the batsmen head scaring the batsmen. his run up is not too long but quite fast. only his slow balls are visible easily, if he is bowling super fast , it is kind of not visible in the air and once it pitches , it goes even faster- clearly faster than Prasidh and Arshdeep. Prasidh- he starts so slow with a run up as if he is jogging to the crease and he gets his long hands rotation in his first 2 overs and then in his 3rd over he will run fast and start generating Pace. his pace moves from fully visible to invisible at the end. when his ball comes from his hand , it is visible in the air but if he is bowling fast then after it hits the ground ball generates speed and can become invisible. this guy tries to take wickets ( at least in the match i saw), he was only trying to hit the stumps or bowling good BOUNCE. he bowls 2 type of bouncers - one is a short bouncer in which he is hit for a 6 normally or a second bouncer which suddenly comes up from near to GOOD length..dangerous ball.

KKR has a good attack...Harshit Rana, Vaibhav arora who is also decent, Karthik tyagi who is hot n cold but has some serious potential, AKASHdeep was not too fit last year so did not perform well as a T20 bowler but is a Test India bowler so he can bounce back big time. umraan got few wickets and i feel he has potential and hence can definitely suceed. i feel the first 3 pacers will be Harshit, Akashdeep and Vaibhav.