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1 minute ago, rkt.india said:

It's the type of action or ball release that helps get bounce not just height. Ishant at 6'5 hardly got bounce like Morkel Morkel at 6'5 hot.

 

Yes.

 

Someone like Bumrah ( around 5'11" ) gets more bounce than many 6+ guys.

 

And deceptive bounce is often much more difficult to handle. 

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Since we’ve been talking so much about heights over here. I looked up the average male height in various countries 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_human_height_by_country#Measured_and_self-reported_figures

 

England and Australia - 5’9

New Zealand - 5’9.5

India - 5’5

Sri Lanka - 5’4.5

 

So on average, most bowlers from the subcontinent are expected to be shorter. The distribution of heights is just different in these countries. So a better way to figure out how much of an impact height has towards bowling, you gotta look at the sub-continent specifically and then see how significant height is as a variable. The best bowlers in recent times from the sub continent are who? Bumrah, Malinga, Shami, Rauf in T20s? These people are average.


I don’t consider anything below 6 as a good height. That’s literally average height. Especially in athletes. personally I feel u gotta be 6’3 minimum to have any kind of height advantage. Else just don’t bother. And yes action and angle at release plays a role too.

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Didn't watch Yudhvir bowl:facepalm:  Someone on Twitter said his top speed was 145?  Knew he wasn't short.

But looks like a well built fit guy.  Credit to LSG for giving him a shot. 

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Want someone like Mohsin in the side if he can bowl 90 mph plus. (Assuming he’s at least 6’3) That would bring in a new dimension into the attack.

 

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11 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Didn't watch Yudhvir bowl:facepalm:  Someone on Twitter said his top speed was 145?  Knew he wasn't short.

But looks like a well built fit guy.  Credit to LSG for giving him a shot. 

I think he bowled 137-144 from what I saw. Probably 138-139 average. 

Guys usually bowl faster in their first match. I would see if he does that for at least 3-5 matches in multiple spells. That’s action and pace has to be natural.

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20 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Big muscular guy

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He is built like Stoinis, but I doubt his fitness will allow him to be a frontline bowler...unless he has secondary skill

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Jeez how do guys like D Jansen get in the side??

What has this rank trundler got going for him besides just being tall?  If you’re telling me none of the local bowlers are good enough,  It’s a f embarrassment.

he better be like Green with the bat if you’re playing him.

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