Have we found a decent white bowl pace bowler??

[gakgupta]

I am not saying that he is next Glenn....but very very good dearth bowler...

 

I am referring to natarajan...

 

 

 

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[ShoonyaSifar]

After 2 matches? Will we back him when he goes for runs in a few matches?

 

Let him perform well for at least 12-15 months before any judgment. He has the necessary tools to be a good LOI bowler. Upto the TM and coaching set up to groom him and improve him.

[Soumo]

2 minutes ago, gakgupta said:

 

I am not saying that he is next Glenn....but very very good dearth bowler...

 

I am referring to natarajan...

 

 

 

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His ability to bowl yorkars will hold him in good state. If the team suggest him as a role for a first change bowler who bowls in the middle overs and death he is going to be successful and we need this kind of especially in t20 ,shami was never a great t20 bowler only in this ipl he has performed well so I would keep him out from t20is and experiment with these kind of bowlers. I think in t20 cricket we don't need extra pace bumrah is enough but we need players with specific skills.

[Vickydev]

Quality option for t20s I believe, not so much for 50 overs.

That cutter followed by the straight one to Maxwell was good skill and thinking. 

[Gollum]

Was impressive, should have gone for just 20 but misfields, overthrow, French cut.....

 

As I said in the other thread reminds me of Fizz (rate him highly). They even look similar lol

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[Serpico]

he is new to international cricket, so he got that honeymoon period right now. Will be great if he can continue the form, we badly need a lefty pacer

[Sandeep99]

I hope he develops variety and the ball that comes into the right handers. Will be really handy if he can do so.

[Majestic]

Very handy in T20s. 

 

1.Bumrah

2.Natarajan

3.Bhuvi

4.Chahal

5.Sundar/Jadeja

6.Pandya( he will bowl in big tournaments)

 

Bowling looks solid IMO.

[prudent_kreeda]

Better to make it 

 

1.Bumrah

2.Natarajan

3.Bhuvi /Chahar

4.Chahal

5.Sundar/Jadeja

6.Pandya( he will bowl in big tournaments)

 

Bhuvi is  very dodgy these days . Hardly survives 3 straight games .

[Ankit_sharma03]

Happy with both Natrajan n chahar in t20

[Real McCoy]

Early days (or early doors as Murali Kartik says ) for Natarajan. Its hard to judge. he shows a lot of promise but many a pacer have come and gone in our lineup. Hope this one stays fit enough to be in the reckoning. Also our kaptaan saab has the special skill set of dumping once someone has a few off days. I still can't come to terms with not picking Shami for the WC SF considering our sexting master fries kiwis in a pan. I mean he didn't even think of 3 mainline pacers for that juicy pitch. How dumb can one be. There is hope after all. Only hope can save talents under kohli. we have an abundance of raw batting talent and amazing bowlers coming up yet we still cannot put together a world beating team and lose to aussies in such a gruesome manner.

[Sandeep99]

33 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Happy with both Natrajan n chahar in t20

Chahar is a good hitter as well. Excellent addition and offers great variety assuming he, Bumrah and Natarajan will be in the final 11 for T20 world cup.

[express bowling]

30 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Happy with both Natrajan n chahar in t20

 

The two of them playing together in T20s will be ideal for surfaces where lots of slower balls are needed or work well ... like in today's 2nd innings.

 

But quicker surfaces may mean only one of them can play.  We will have to see.

[Real McCoy]

2 minutes ago, Sandeep99 said:

Chahar is a good hitter as well. Excellent addition and offers great variety assuming he, Bumrah and Natarajan will be in the final 11 for T20 world cup.

 

Thakur is a good hitter too. I'm sure @speedheat will be like

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

1 minute ago, express bowling said:

 

The two of them playing together in T20s will be ideal for surfaces where lots of slower balls are needed or work well ... like in today's 2nd innings.

 

But quicker surfaces may mean only one of them can play.  We will have to see.

 

as of now its about making a bowling unit and assesing these 2 strength in all areas. 

That final XI call shud be taken later and frankly one cane be horses for courses even

[express bowling]

Natarajan is more suited to T20s than ODIs. He looks like a good T20 bowler. His defensive yorker is very good. 

 

ODIs require lots of hard length balls in the first 40 overs .. and that delivery looks average as of today. Let's see how he shapes up.

 

 

[Real McCoy]

2 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

The two of them playing together in T20s will be ideal for surfaces where lots of slower balls are needed or work well ... like in today's 2nd innings.

 

But quicker surfaces may mean only one of them can play.  We will have to see.

Bowlers who bowl only pace wont work in t20s. The pitches these days are oriented towards batting and the bigger bats with innovative bat manufacturing have made the conventional fast bowler a thing of the past. Bowlers need to vary their pace even if they are quick. There's a reason Starc has struggled and Hazelwood went for a few in his last overs to Jadeja. Bumrah and Cummins have the knack to mix in slower deliveries to keep the batsmen guessing. Its only these fast bowlers and the medium pacers with their knuckle deliveries will survive in the harsh environs of t20 and dare I say even ODI cricket. ODI cricket still values taking wickets at the front so a fast bowler with some swing like Boult will be useful

[express bowling]

4 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

and frankly one cane be horses for courses even

 

We can ... but problem is we have just 1 good quick bowler with requisite T20 skills ... Bumrah.

 

All our other quick bowlers are not that good in T20s yet. Shami is good in ODIs only.

 

We are bound to come across surfaces where we need 2 quick bowlers but we have just 1 good one for T20s.

 

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

2 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

We can ... but problem is we have just 1 good quick bowler with requisite T20 skills ... Bumrah.

 

All our other quick bowlers are not that good in T20s yet. Shami is good in ODIs only.

 

We are bound to come across surfaces where we need 2 quick bowlers but we have just 1 good one for T20s.

 

 

 

Saini is there he shud be in mix....guy has great yorker and short one plus can keep nerves in pressure position...thats enough for me rest a player will evolve 

[prudent_kreeda]

3 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

The two of them playing together in T20s will be ideal for surfaces where lots of slower balls are needed or work well ... like in today's 2nd innings.

 

But quicker surfaces may mean only one of them can play.  We will have to see.

 

Not sure of Shelf life of Natrajan  but he can come good in India (21) as well as AU (22)  . If fit, he can be good for all surfaces  among  new Indian bowlers as he has

1.  A natural Left arm angle .

2.  Best Control over Yorker .

3.  Bowls well at Left handers at death  - uses yorkers on stumps as well wide yorkers .

4. Has good slower balls .

5. Bowls decent slow cutters .

 

He should further

improve cutters ,

add bit of pace ,

bowl wide yorkers  to RH batsmen 

 

Also needs a kaptaan who uses him well mostly towards middle & end overs .

 

India should clearly have 2021 WC in mind and use Natrajan & Varun ( do not over expose him)  for that tournament .