Comeback man Sree in a race against time

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“I must run with hope in my heart and dreams in my head. I love this game (it’s the best thing that’s happened to me),” wrote fast bowler S Sreesanth, a day before he will lead the Board President’s XI attack against the touring Australians, reports Anand Vasu. More... Comeback man Sree in a race against time Anand Vasu, Hindustan Times Chandigarh, September 25, 2010 “I must run with hope in my heart and dreams in my head. I love this game (it’s the best thing that’s happened to me),” wrote fast bowler S Sreesanth, a day before he will lead the Board President’s XI attack against the touring Australians. The Kerala speedster, while capable of coming up with original one-liners, was quoting the great Emil Zatopek. While Sreesanth might not know a whole lot about Zatopek, the Czech long-distance runner who won three gold medals at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, he could not have chosen a more apt quote. After all, when Sreesanth arrived on the international scene, he made an instant impact, and anyone who played him knew that he was not merely quick, he had the skill to make life miserable for batsmen. What was a serious doubt, however, was his ability to last the distance. If you looked at a cricketing career as a marathon, then forget Zatopek, Sreesanth hasn’t even managed to run quarter the distance without breaking down. The injuries were something he could hardly do much about, for they were neither repeat problems nor those that come from a flawed bowling action. When on song — like in Johannesburg in 2006 where he took eight wickets and propelled India to their first Test win in South Africa — you can forgive him. Even for usually inexcusable things like the repeated disciplinary problems that forced the cricket board to threaten to suspend him from domestic cricket or the ugly spat in the IPL with Harbhajan Singh and the theatrical weeping. What will not be forgiven, however, is squandering the obvious talent that Sreesanth has as a cricketer. For a 27-year-old who has played just 17 Tests, the time to put the past behind and make the most of what’s left has already arrived. The authorities clearly believe that Sreesanth is special enough to be given a long rope, but the suspicion that he went into the recent tour of Sri Lanka carrying an injury, and has been thrown another lifeline. Abhimanyu Mithun, who did nothing wrong in the Tests he played on lifeless wickets where Mahendra Singh Dhoni repeatedly lost the toss, has lost his place in the squad, and Sreesanth, must make full use of the game ahead. All indications suggest that the three-day match at the Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh will allow flexibility to the Australians to try and give as many batsmen and bowlers a chance to spend time out in the middle. On Friday, the Australians had to postpone their net session with rains leaving the practice pitches wet in the morning. The Board President’s XI were a slightly different story, with Gautam Gambhir and Saurabh Tiwary arriving in the city late in the afternoon, leaving the remaining 13 to have a net session. Every Australian cricketer has stressed the need to make training days and match day ahead of the first Test count. For Sreesanth, and India’s good, Sreesanth needs to adopt that attitude for each day that remains in his career.

[achilles]

This time, Sree must make his talent count.

[HowardRoark]

Hope he has learned his lessons during the time off and has come back a better bowler. Given Ishant's good performances against the Aussies, I doubt if Dhoni will give Sreesanth a chance in the first test. But whenever he gets a chance, he should make it count. Tour matches are different ball game than the real matches, where Aussies will feel the pressure.

[achilles]

O M Runs W Econ. S Sreesanth 13 3 41 0 3.15 The best Econ among all the pacers.

[rahulrulezz]

Sree is bascially crap for ODIs and lilttle bit better than okish for Tests..

[nballa]

Comeback man Sree in a race against maturity

[DomainK]

He can be a very good bowler if he starts behaving like a human being. I hope he does that.

[achilles]

Someone needs to tell him that he can't get a wicket on every ball he bowls. Its good to be aggressive and expect a wicket everytime you run in to bowl, but there is a fine line between being realistic and confident.

[CG]

His stats against australia in tour game looks good.he was most successful of the fast bowlers.

[saneindian]

Someone needs to tell him that he can't get a wicket on every ball he bowls. Its good to be aggressive and expect a wicket everytime you run in to bowl' date=' but there is a fine line between being realistic and confident.[/quote'] nd also that bowling an over with 6 different balls doesn't help much in tests. If he could just focus on his outswingers alone with a repetable wonderful wrist positing of his, he would be a far more successful bowler.

[achilles]

nd also that bowling an over with 6 different balls doesn't help much in tests. If he could just focus on his outswingers alone with a repetable wonderful wrist positing of his' date=' he would be a far more successful bowler.[/quote'] I think he tries too hard. Its his greatest strength and also his biggest weakness. But he will achieve what he has set out to achieve, for destiny has given him chances again and again. This time, he must grab the opportunity and claw his way back and become India's No.1 bowler in all formats.

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Pacers take time to find their rhythm after injury: Sreesanth Having made an unimpressive comeback to competitive cricket, temperamental pacer S Sreesanth has said fast bowlers take time to rediscover their rhythm after an injury lay-off. More...

[achilles]

C'mon Sree. We want you to perform. India wants you to set this series on fire. Make it large :isalute:

[kabira]

He has an ability to change the game in one spell.

[achilles]

He's one of the best bowler we have produced. Unfortunately for us, Sree forgets that.