rkt.india Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 7 hours ago, prudent_kreeda said: A short fellow . Shot stuff by a short bowler works at U-19 level but not much chance at international level. Scouts would take these things in consideration. Sushant isn't that short, about 5'10. He is with RCB at this point as a net bowler. Suhaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 7 hours ago, prudent_kreeda said: A short fellow . Shot stuff by a short bowler works at U-19 level but not much chance at international level. Scouts would take these things in consideration. You mean 5-9 and 5-10 should never play International cricket? Its not like its 5-2 in height. 5-9 or 5-10 can generate decent pace and bounce if they improving their landing leg and have proper biomechanics. Suhaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightarmfast Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Cricketics said: You mean 5-9 and 5-10 should never play International cricket? Its not like its 5-2 in height. 5-9 or 5-10 can generate decent pace and bounce if they improving their landing leg and have proper biomechanics. A certain bowler by the name Waqar Younis was 5'10'. Wasnt exactly known for spinning the ball. Suhaan and Cricketics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rightarmfast said: A certain bowler by the name Waqar Younis was 5'10'. Wasnt exactly known for spinning the ball. Yes, its a myth that shorter height bowlers can’t bowl fast. Its good to invest in top candidates and right now they happen to be all with good height. And its fine but we can’t sideline anyone who is shorter than 5 ‘11’ if they show promise. Suhaan and Rightarmfast 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Also, Mohammad Shami and Fidel Edwards are two bowlers with not great height. I have enjoyed watching both of these bowlers. Rightarmfast, Mosher and Suhaan 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Rightarmfast said: A certain bowler by the name Waqar Younis was 5'10'. Wasnt exactly known for spinning the ball. Waqar is 6 foot. Steyn is 5'10. Ryan Harris was around same. Shami is around 5'9". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Cricketics said: Also, Mohammad Shami and Fidel Edwards are two bowlers with not great height. I have enjoyed watching both of these bowlers. Fidel Edwards is one of the quickest ever in history. It's very difficult for a short bowler to survive by bowling 135. Has to be 145. Most of these successful short bowlers could bowl 145. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, MultiB48 said: So he is 5'10 but then he could bowl quick. 5'10 isn't a bad height if you are quick. Suhaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightarmfast Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, rkt.india said: Waqar is 6 foot. Steyn is 5'10. Ryan Harris was around same. Shami is around 5'9". Lagta hai recently grow kiya Cricketics and Suhaan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhaan Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, MultiB48 said: “Older adults can get shorter because the cartilage between their joints gets worn out and osteoporosis causes the spinal column to become shorter,” he says. “Adults can also lose lean muscle mass but gain fat. This is a condition called sarcopenia.” https://uamshealth.com/medical-myths/do-people-shrink-as-they-age/ express bowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightarmfast Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, rkt.india said: So he is 5'10 but then he could bowl quick. 5'10 isn't a bad height if you are quick. lolz! That was the exact point I was making. You had to come in :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightarmfast Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, Suhaan said: “Older adults can get shorter because the cartilage between their joints gets worn out and osteoporosis causes the spinal column to become shorter,” he says. “Adults can also lose lean muscle mass but gain fat. This is a condition called sarcopenia.” https://uamshealth.com/medical-myths/do-people-shrink-as-they-age/ Dont you think its a little far stretched now. And that too for someone who was a top notch athlete. Even during his playing days, commentator used to call him 5'10'ish. I am talking from what I heard around 93-94ish during one of the commentaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhaan Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, MultiB48 said: that wont be more than an inch unless they get crooked Waqar must have shrunk by 1 and 1/2 inches as they say1/2- 1 inches loss occurs in every 10 years time after 40 in 15-20 years span So there may be a possibility he has shrunk by an inch and a half,happens to most people i believe more so to South Asians Edited October 20, 2020 by Suhaan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, MultiB48 said: how about likes of abbas, vaas ,philander even kulasekara was no1 bowler in odis at a time ,kapil too was similar height . Here we are talking about LOIs. Kulasekra did well for some time, could not have a long career. Also, Kapil wasn't short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhaan Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Rightarmfast said: Dont you think its a little far stretched now. And that too for someone who was a top notch athlete. Even during his playing days, commentator used to call him 5'10'ish. I am talking from what I heard around 93-94ish during one of the commentaries. Yeah im not saying he was 6+,what i said was even if he was 6 he could have shrunk over the years by 1-1 and half inches express bowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, MultiB48 said: lloyd has lost height as he has gotten crooked ,or may be the angle of the pic makes him look shorter Lloyd was tall for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 16 minutes ago, MultiB48 said: was talking about this pic ,looks short ,i think due to old age. Yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) 57 minutes ago, MultiB48 said: how about likes of abbas, vaas ,philander even kulasekara was no1 bowler in odis at a time ,kapil too was similar height . Kapil was either marginally above 6'0". or maybe even 6'1". Edited October 20, 2020 by express bowling Suhaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan AF Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 hour ago, MultiB48 said: lloyd has lost height as he has gotten crooked ,or may be the angle of the pic makes him look shorter Damn. Holding looks so badass here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhaan Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, MultiB48 said: The length of the arm also plays an important role .Some people have long arms.It gives them deceptive bounce ,i think bumrah's arms are longer than usual . Bumrah has hyperextension which plays huge role in him bowling at that pace and bounce with short runup express bowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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