Sachin=GOD Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Damn!!! missed the entire 1st session today and couldn't watch his bowling Link to comment
carnish Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 ojha is special... we should not jump to conclusions that he will be effective outside of the SC but he z good enuf in SC i guess.. we shd play him regularly Link to comment
Yoda-esque Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Ojha was always a good spinner with good control. Does he spin the ball big though ? Link to comment
Pagalpanti Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 He doesn't turn big, but gets enough to fox the batsman. His main weapon is loop or flight he gives. And yeah he sure does have good control, county stint has surely helped his confidence I guess. Under Bhajji he just didn't seem to have the confidence. Link to comment
yoda Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Not sure why Chawla or Mishra got to play ahead of this guy in WC and in Eng. Link to comment
Cricket Tragic Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 If only more of our young players could play some county cricket. Link to comment
CG Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 If only more of our young players could play some county cricket. I do not think county cricket helped him any great deal ,He played few matches there .He was unfairly dropped from the test team. Link to comment
Cricket Tragic Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Not saying that he took the wickets only because of his county stint or that he is now a world beater but I have no doubt in my mind that it is beneficial for a young player. It's a lot better than playing in the useless circus league. Link to comment
J P K Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 he was dropped because mishra performed better than him in tamasha cricket :wall: Link to comment
Pagalpanti Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 ^ or because Mishra was excellent in WI tour? Link to comment
Sid Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 ^ or because Mishra was excellent in WI tour? Really ? He was very ordinary in the only test match he played there.Many times in the past it has been proved Mishra isnt a test quality bowler,too slow through the air to trouble any good batsman. Link to comment
Cricket Tragic Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 ^ or because Mishra was excellent in WI tour? That was in the ODIs though. His bowling in the test was pretty mediocre. Link to comment
Jersey #10 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 He reminds me of Kumble...doesn't get a lot of spin but deceives the batsmen and our star studded batting line up?...:facepalm: Link to comment
kubrickian Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 He was superb in this match. Always felt he was the best spinner in India.:hatsoff: Link to comment
Karan114 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 His axing from the Test side was inexplicable after his decent performances against Aus and NZ last year. Anyway, thankfully even this selection panel has finally seen sense and brought him into the mix. 12 Tests and already on the cusp of his 50th wicket. Link to comment
saneindian Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Will become the fastest left arm spinner to reach 50 wickets tomorrow. Hoping he picks up a 5-er again and makes it a 10-fer for the match. Would also bring his bowling average to around 33-34 if he does get a 10-fer Link to comment
VRV Singh Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 If anything he has virtues over others because of his accuracy. You would still have doubts about his ability to trouble the better sides, but he does not seem easy to work around. Others would try (and fail) the magic delivery more often and lose control. It's good to have someone like this. Link to comment
f.b.m Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 If anything he has virtues over others because of his accuracy. You would still have doubts about his ability to trouble the better sides' date=' but he does not seem easy to work around. Others would try (and fail) the magic delivery more often and lose control. It's good to have someone like this.[/quote'] He puts lots of revs on the ball and thats the reason why batsmen find it hard to work him around. Its more topspin than side-spin so you see batsmen getting beaten in flight or checking their shots rather than massive turners that beat the outside edge. That mixed with his accuracy makes him quite potent even against good players of spin (Lady Jaya, Flat-trackweera, Clarke etc). Edit: I still have question marks about his action tho.. Link to comment
J P K Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Ojha thanks Dhoni for trusting him the new ball Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who claimed four wickets on Wednesday, thanked skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for showing confidence in him and throwing the new ball to him during the West Indies' first innings in the second Test at Eden Gardens. In reply to India's huge 631-7 declared, West Indies were bundled out for 153 in their first innings on Day 3, with Ojha claiming 4-64 opening the bowling with the new ball in the morning. I thank Dhoni bhai as he has shown a lot of confidence in me and R Ashwin. There was quite a bit of turn on offer today and hopefully we will get a bit more turn tomorrow as well," said Ojha, who took his 50th Test scalp in the form of Kirk Edwards. Asked about how he felt about opening the bowling, Ojha said, "I think the main reason is that there was lot of turn on offer. Yesterday the light was too bad so we thought of going with the spin rather than pace." West Indies were 195-3 at stumps on the third day, still 283 runs behind, after India skipper Dhoni enforced the follow-on. Ojha hoped that they would get the remaining seven West Indies wickets early, despite a resolute approach by the visitors in their second innings. "Right now, we are in driver's seat and things are going pretty well at the moment. In the morning, there was some moisture in the wicket and it was doing a bit for us. We hope the same thing happens tomorrow." "Our guys are bowling superb, hitting the right areas. We are confident of getting them out early tomorrow." The spin duo have so far returned wicket-less in the Windies second innings, but Ojha said they were bowling well. "We got quick wickets and then the pitch got better. At some point of time, it happens when you think that if I had got one more wicket, this would have happened." "It's quite normal the way we have been bowling. It's just that we could not get a wicket in the last session. But we were quite happy of our bowling and the way we were hitting the right areas." Ojha also gave credit to the West Indian batsmen for putting up a good fight in the second innings. "They also batted well in the second innings. We should give credit to them. Tomorrow, we hope to get them out as soon as possible." In absence of an out-of-form Harbhajan Singh, the spin attack is hinged on Ojha and off-spinner Ashwin, and he said the duo were enjoying each other's company. "It's great to have Ashwin. We complement each other. I hope we carry on this partnership while bowling and get lot of wickets for India." http://cricketnext.in.com/news/ojha-thanks-dhoni-for-trusting-him-the-new-ball/61616-13.html Link to comment
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