rkt.india Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 http://web.cricket.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article?id=item/2.0/-/story/cricket.indianexpress.com/another-lanky-pacer-set-roar-punjab-20100831/ Baltej Singh spent all his childhood running around his village Kadon near Doraha with a hockey stick in his hand. Playing at the right-half position, he even made it to the Punjab state hockey team. Two years down the line, the 20-year-old is no longer a hockey player but an amazingly-talented fast bowler and a future prospect for Punjab. For one who grew up working in his father's wheat and rice fields and also with a following for hockey, pursuing cricket was a distant dream. Seeing his athletic body and the 6 feet 3 inches tall frame, Baltej was told to appear in the Ludhiana district U-19 trials in Ludhiana two years ago. He was inducted in one of the district teams and though he just played three matches in the tournament, he was seen as a potential quick bowler for the future. "The time I took up fast bowling, I hardly knew anything about the sport. I was completely raw and untrained. So, I trained very hard under professional coaches to learn the fast bowling skills," says Baltej who picked up an astonishing 51 wickets in the Punjab state championship (both one day and three-day) the next season. He impressed the PCA selectors so much that they recommended his name for U-19 World Cup which was held in New Zealand in 2009. Although, he was in the standbyes list, he failed to make the cut in the final team. "Everything happened so fast for me at that time, and once I thought maybe I had a chance but somehow I did not get the opportunity. But I was quite excited to have impressed the selectors at an early stage of my career. I was not really disappointed. I just wanted to learn more and more. What really helped me gain confidence and form were the fitness camps organised ahead of the domestic season," he said. Interestingly, his quick bowling counterpart from Patiala, Sandeep Sharma, made it to the World Cup squad. The lanky quickie thrives on accuracy and pace while bowling. Following his impressive domestic circuit performances, Baltej was selected in the first batch of the Pace Academy which was undertaken by former Indian bowler Karsan Ghavri. He was part of the batch that included five trainees selected from all over India. "That camp turned out to be enriching for me. Ghavri sir taught me many things during the camp. I worked upon my action, run-up, pace, short-pitch deliveries and wrist position during the release of the ball. His inputs helped me bowl more effectively. I hope to do well in u-22 cricket and take lot of wickets. Getting a Ranji cap is my dream." In order to harness fast bowling skills, Baltej has been training under Punjab Ranji coach Bhupinder Singh Junior and Sukhwinder Tinkoo. Baltej's career has seen such a turn around in the junior circuit that recently Punjab Cricket Association even felicitated him with the award of 'Best Junior Cricketer for year 2009-10'.
Asoka Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 http://web.cricket.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article?id=item/2.0/-/story/cricket.indianexpress.com/another-lanky-pacer-set-roar-punjab-20100831/ Baltej Singh spent all his childhood running around his village Kadon near Doraha with a hockey stick in his hand. Playing at the right-half position, he even made it to the Punjab state hockey team. Two years down the line, the 20-year-old is no longer a hockey player but an amazingly-talented fast bowler and a future prospect for Punjab. For one who grew up working in his father's wheat and rice fields and also with a following for hockey, pursuing cricket was a distant dream. Seeing his athletic body and the 6 feet 3 inches tall frame, Baltej was told to appear in the Ludhiana district U-19 trials in Ludhiana two years ago. He was inducted in one of the district teams and though he just played three matches in the tournament, he was seen as a potential quick bowler for the future. "The time I took up fast bowling, I hardly knew anything about the sport. I was completely raw and untrained. So, I trained very hard under professional coaches to learn the fast bowling skills," says Baltej who picked up an astonishing 51 wickets in the Punjab state championship (both one day and three-day) the next season. He impressed the PCA selectors so much that they recommended his name for U-19 World Cup which was held in New Zealand in 2009. Although, he was in the standbyes list, he failed to make the cut in the final team. "Everything happened so fast for me at that time, and once I thought maybe I had a chance but somehow I did not get the opportunity. But I was quite excited to have impressed the selectors at an early stage of my career. I was not really disappointed. I just wanted to learn more and more. What really helped me gain confidence and form were the fitness camps organised ahead of the domestic season," he said. Interestingly, his quick bowling counterpart from Patiala, Sandeep Sharma, made it to the World Cup squad. The lanky quickie thrives on accuracy and pace while bowling. Following his impressive domestic circuit performances, Baltej was selected in the first batch of the Pace Academy which was undertaken by former Indian bowler Karsan Ghavri. He was part of the batch that included five trainees selected from all over India. "That camp turned out to be enriching for me. Ghavri sir taught me many things during the camp. I worked upon my action, run-up, pace, short-pitch deliveries and wrist position during the release of the ball. His inputs helped me bowl more effectively. I hope to do well in u-22 cricket and take lot of wickets. Getting a Ranji cap is my dream." In order to harness fast bowling skills, Baltej has been training under Punjab Ranji coach Bhupinder Singh Junior and Sukhwinder Tinkoo. Baltej's career has seen such a turn around in the junior circuit that recently Punjab Cricket Association even felicitated him with the award of 'Best Junior Cricketer for year 2009-10'. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:lack of pace it means
Sachinism Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 anti punjabi post already Or maybe its due to the fact that its the same story with any 'pacer' from India :wall:
King Tendulkar Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Or maybe its due to the fact that its the same story with any 'pacer' from India :wall: I was joking. On a wind up:dash1:
punjabi_khota Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 "Another" :hmmm: Who were the earlier ones :rotfl:
vvvslaxman Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Baltej , Balaji not many letters are different.
Cricketics Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Baltej from around the wicket. Harbhajan from over the wicket.. oppositin in trouble. SINGH IS KING..
hari504504 Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Bal= power ; Tej = fast As long as that doesn't describe what all the batsmen turn into when they face him...:cantstop:
nsareen Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 any pics.. videos of this lad ??? what's his age now ? whats his coach saying abt him ?
retterimp Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 no offense but all this running around the village and natural talunt talk sounds more like how they hype up the paki bowlers, who run around tora bora trying to knock down planes with stones and somehow manage to develop fitness and fast bowling skills through that all the best to the guy though, hope he makes it big
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