McGrath lavishes praise on Basil Thampi

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Excerpt from an article in the Times of India.where he praises the Indian bowling unit and singles out Thampi for praise among the new MRF pacers ---

 

 

" Fast bowling may be hard work in India but it's good to see talented youngsters like Basil Thampi emerging in recent times, legendary Australia cricketer Glenn McGrath said on Monday.

"The Indian attack has very good bowlers now and the emergence of names like Basil Thampi and a few others is only going to help the team in the long run," he said at a function here to mark the silver jubilee of the association between MRF Pace Foundation and Cricket Australia.

 

McGrath said it was heartening to note that three trainees from the Pace Foundation, where he is director now, have been selected to be part of India 'A' team to embark on a tour of South Africa.

Out the three (Thampi, Ankit Rajpoot and Aniket Choudhary), McGrath singled out Thampi for praise and said, "He has come on very well. His performances in IPL this year won him the emerging player award and he has learnt a lot at the academy."

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/glenn-mcgrath-lavishes-praise-on-basil-thampi/articleshow/59636090.cms

 

[tweaker]

Lots of hopes from Thampi.

[express bowling]

Further details --

 

" Now, Australian legend Glenn McGrath has joined in the praise for Thampi, lauding the 23-year-old's ability to execute yorkers. Speaking at an event celebrating the MRF Pace Foundation's completion of 25 years, he said: "If you look at the last IPL, Basil's success was brilliant for him. I think he has worked hard at the foundation and his success in the IPL was because of the consistency and hard work he put in. Most people can bowl length but few can bowl yorkers on a consistent basis. If you can get the yorker right, that's what most teams are looking for."

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/thampis-ability-to-bowl-yorkers-impressive-mcgrath/articleshow/59637014.cms

 

 

[rageaddict]

What is the average speed at which he bowls?  Keeps hearing about how excellent the fast bowlers from Kerala are,  but none of them are getting a chance in the Indian Team. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Who were those here who werent taking thampy seriously during IPL calling us speed gun fans

Edited July 18, 2017 by Ankit_sharma03

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32 minutes ago, rageaddict said:

What is the average speed at which he bowls?  

In limited over matches, average speed of around 138 k ( excluding slower balls ).    Fastest of around 144 k or 145 k.

 

32 minutes ago, rageaddict said:

Keeps hearing about how excellent the fast bowlers from Kerala are,  but none of them are getting a chance in the Indian Team. 

Basil Thampi is progressing very fast after getting noticed.  He is in the India A team touring SA in July '17.

 

Sandeep Warrier is the guy getting a raw deal. He looks impressive but did not get an IPL contract.  He was chosen for his zonal team in SMA Trophy though but is not in the selectors' radar this year.

 

There is another guy called Tibin Joseph. He was praised by Jeff Thompson but does not get to play regularly for his state even. Problem of plenty for Kerala as far as pacers are concerned.

[Rightarmfast]

Not expecting much from Indian cricket anymore. However, Thampi's, Avesh's etc etc etc are the new faces of Indian cricket. It wont be long before we have a few bowlers bowling in excess of 155k's.

5 hours ago, Shaz1 said:

Looks like the IPL contract is getting to him.

Chill out man! He is the director of MRF, doesnt need IPL. Its not for nothing that the Indian team is miles ahead of Pakistan. There are talented players around and people are bound to talk about them. Theres nothing more to it.

[Tibarn]

He should get a chance in A teams. 

[RAZPOR]

Basil will be a great addition to our ODI team,his yorkers were absolute toe crushers.Some really great bowlers coming up.

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2 hours ago, Tibarn said:

He should get a chance in A teams. 

He has already got a chance in our A team and will play in SA

[Tibarn]

7 minutes ago, express bowling said:

He has already got a chance in our A team and will play in SA

Good, hopefully he gets to play. Is there a lot of competition for him in the A team for pace bowling spots?

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6 minutes ago, Tibarn said:

Good, hopefully he gets to play. Is there a lot of competition for him in the A team for pace bowling spots?

Thampi is chosen for the 50-over matches only.

 

The other pacers are  Md. Siraj,  Shardul Thakur and S. Kaul

 

If 3 pacers are played ( as we are playing in SA ) he should get a few games.

 

For the 4-day " Unofficial tests " , we have Siraj, Shardul, Aniket, Navdeep Saini and Rajpoot.

Edited July 18, 2017 by express bowling

[Rightarmfast]

4 hours ago, Shaz1 said:

Well I expect to see this speedster making a name for himself. Eventually surpassing the former greats. 

You don't have to surpass anyone to be special and make a name for yourself. One just needs to be good enough and be honest. Srinath was no Wasim Akram. Probably no one in world cricket will remember him. But what he was and what he contributed to Indian cricket can never be measured.

[Ankit_sharma03]

I hope thampi really works on his new ball bowling, if he only remains a yorker specialist he ll find it tough to get into national side when their is already bumrah. 

Also he shud really work on his reverse swing aspect, with his action n yorker he can be lethal in test cricket specially in subcontinent. 

[Rightarmfast]

7 hours ago, Shaz1 said:

Its fine if these bowlers are good enough to be in your team. But to say they are miles better than the Pakistan attack brings up a certain comparison. 

 

In my opinion if Indian bowling gets better there is no reason for them to be a team in the class of 2000s Australia. But the problem is it seems your batting still feels a lot better than your bowling. Till your bowling starts getting teams out under 250  I will not consider them better than our attack. Cause keep in mind due to our batting being weak we need to get teams out under 250. Anything more will result in us losing. 

I see in your dp that the guy is either taking the glasses off or wearing them. Well, when you look at things with a certai perspective and with the glasses of bias, things look different. Its a fact that Indian bowling is miles ahead of Pakistani bowling. If you want to let one win in Champions Trophy define the quality, so be it. Even Indian team of 83 beat WI. But no way were they better than WI.

 

As an Indian, I am not even bothered about Pakistani bowling. Gone are the days. So if you want to believe they are better, go on. You might just be surprised one day..( Shocked is a better word though )

[Temujin Khaghan]

On 7/18/2017 at 11:37 AM, Shaz1 said:

Looks like the IPL contract is getting to him.

so when Micheal holding cried for the criminal act that Mohammad amir committed then it is because his friend's bookie is getting caught?

how come when outsiders feel for Pakistanis it is genuine and if outsiders feel for Indians then there are personal interests at play?

don't try to evade saying that it was just a joke...

Edited July 19, 2017 by Temujin Khaghan

[Temujin Khaghan]

38 minutes ago, Shaz1 said:

Micheal Holding cried cause Amir had special talent. Him doing a criminal act robbed cricket from seeing a special bowler. Also are you really comparing some dude crying with a dude whose just giving a statement about a bowler in domestic? Something about this statement just doesn't add up.

 

Well to answer your other question. Its obvious who is the most richest board in world cricket. That alone should answer that one.

now I will tell you how convoluted this logic is...

1) BCCI only cares a bit for the superstars doesn't give a rat's arse about other national level players forget about players who are yet to make debut. This is more than clear in the entire Anderson-jadeja issue when the BCCI was just happy to back down. Iam sure England, Oz boards wouldn't take such crass behaviour lightly. anyway BCCI doesn't give a **** about what anyone thinks about Basil Thampi

 

2) What makes you think that because McGrath praised some random 1st class level player, he will be appointed as a coach to an IPL team? Do you even know that the management of the IPL teams is not done by the BCCI - the richest board, but by the Franchise management. But heck no acc to you, this should give him an IPL contract?

 

3) So if anyone has something kind to say to a rich board's player then he has vested interests in mind, whereas anyone who cries over a pariah team like Pakistan, whose country no one wants to visit then they are being genuine? ever heard of envy brother?

 

stop posting rubbish. change your habits.  control that instinct to call out anyone mildly praising an Indian player as someone who has an agenda to become the coach of a random IPL team... good luck.

Edited July 19, 2017 by Temujin Khaghan

[Rightarmfast]

19 minutes ago, Shaz1 said:

Micheal Holding cried cause Amir had special talent. Him doing a criminal act robbed cricket from seeing a special bowler. Also are you really comparing some dude crying with a dude whose just giving a statement about a bowler in domestic? Something about this statement just doesn't add up.

 

Well to answer your other question. Its obvious who is the most richest board in world cricket. That alone should answer that one.

Indian Board is the richest. However, being the richest board doesnt equate to being the dumbest board. Just because someone does ass licking, BCCI wouldnt give them a position. Never did, never will!

 

Glen Mcgrath is way bigger than atleast 97% of the bowlers of the recent past and present. He needn't lick ass. If you think he would, you are mistaken.

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12 minutes ago, Shaz1 said:

 

Glen is not a subcontental bowler who gets praises every hour by fans. He needs places like India and Pakistan to continue making more money from the past fame he earned. Its only logical for him to praise the richest board innthe world. Wah what a guy Glen Mcgrath is.

 

How would praising an almost unknown and uncapped player help get IPL contracts  ?

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5 minutes ago, Shaz1 said:

He's not a random player he picked out of domestic. He played the IPL.

But how does praising a new IPL player help get an IPL contract  ?