rkt.india Posted May 4, 2011 Author Posted May 4, 2011 he gets good bounce from good length that is forte..can become a good successor for Anil kumble
vaibhav_delhi Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 he gets good bounce from good length that is forte..can become a good successor for Anil kumble also the kind of variation that he's got and the way he changes the line of the ball every ball...impressive performance today..
kabira Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 we don't know how will he bowl longer spells? But I like this guy. should be tried in international T20s and perhaps ODIs.
express bowling Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 This guy is really impressive. The most noticable thing about him is the pace or zip that he gets from almost any pitch. Perhaps he is able to impart a lot of top spin to most of his deliveries. Even the balls that are slower through the air just zip after pitching and fool the batsmen. He is getting a lot of bounce too because of his height, maybe 6'4". On top of this he seems to have a good cricketing brain and knows where to bowl to each batsmen so that they cannot hit. He turns the ball to a reasonable extent and has a good flipper. I have seen him bowl googlies too but very sparingly. He can increase the number of googlies that he bowls. His control seems good. Overall, the total package reminds us a lot about Anil Kumble, although it is too early to compare really. A very very good find and seems to be a finished product ready to play for India. The combination of very low economy rate and good wicket taking ability is very alluring.
rajmarie Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I will want him in India team also...but lets not start hyping him too high. Let him create his own place...& not look to compare with Kumble or other great bowlers. Rahul Sharma is showing a lot of promise. Hoping he will realise the promise & bowl skill fully picking wickets for Team India in Test/ODI/T20 in that order for a long time.
rkt.india Posted May 6, 2011 Author Posted May 6, 2011 Mumbai Indians is on a roll this IPL season so its win over bottom-placed Pune Warriors’ yesterday at the D Y Patil Stadium wasn’t quite unexpected. What was a surprise, though, was the fact that a bowler, from the losing side, won the Man of the Match Award. But with figures of 4-0-7-2, Pune’s 24-year-old leg-spinner Rahul Sharma had done enough to buck the trend of the batting-friendly T20 format. The dream spell by the 6’4” Jalandhar bowler, against the mighty Mumbai batting line-up, has made him the most economical bowler of Season 4 and the second best on the all-time IPL list. And after Mumbai skipper Sachin Tendulkar acknowledged his consistent show at the award ceremony, those in the know say that Sharma’s name is likely to be discussed when national selectors sit to pick the ODI squad for the West Indies tour next week. In stark contrast to Sharma’s emotions on Wednesday night, a year before the start of IPL Season 3, Sharma had woken up one morning to be overcome by the fear that his cricketing career was as good as over. A sudden bout of Bell’s Palsy, a dysfunction of the facial nerve that results in one’s inability to control facial muscles and results in temporary paralysis, meant Sharma’s future as a professional cricketer seemed bleak. “I was advised complete rest by the doctors. My vision was hazy and I couldn’t move my lips. I knew if I quit, I would miss the opportunity. It was a difficult period of my life. I had to do lots of facial exercise but eventually it was my will power that helped me keep going amid the discomfort,” says Sharma who plays for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy. Even after a year, Sharma isn’t fully recovered as he can’t arch one eyebrow. On the field, however, Sharma hasn’t let this come in the way. His 11 wickets at an economy of 5.27 has seen him tie up the biggest sloggers of world cricket. Sharma feels it’s his height that lends him an extra advantage over other spinners — and the team’s support staff. “On the eve of every match, our coach Geoff Marsh along with skipper Yuvi paaji (Yuvraj Singh), brief me on every player and I bowl accordingly. Sometimes, that doesn’t work and then I have to think on my feet. I vary the pace a lot and rely heavily on my leg-spinners. My aim is to be accurate as much as I can and the bounce I purchase from the wicket helps me contain runs,” he says. Says his Punjab Ranji coach and former national selector Bhupinder Singh Senior: “I have advised him to hit the pitch so that he gets bounce. He is very similar to Anil Kumble and can be groomed to be a good limited edition bowler.” But Sharma isn’t thinking that ahead. “I just want to focus right now on the game, the IPL has helped me improve and my hard work has seen me become Pune’s first choice in the spinner department,” he says. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/this-ipls-star-bowler-battles-nerve-disorder-to-spin-success-story/786626/
kabira Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 He should move and play for other Ranji team. Preferably Mumbai (they need a leggie)
vaibhav_delhi Posted May 9, 2011 Posted May 9, 2011 Imo, this guy should be thrown straight into the indian ODI squad...
daryl1985 Posted May 9, 2011 Posted May 9, 2011 Imo' date=' this guy should be thrown straight into the indian ODI squad...[/quote'] Same here. His 1st class record is not great but he has performed well in List A matches if i am not mistaken.
vijay810 Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 He reminds me of Kumble............Hopefully for India...... he turns out to be as good as Kumble if not better.........Bounce is impressive........If he and Ashwin perform to their potential we might have a good support attack to Zaheer and Xyz.
Ultimate_Game Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 Rahul Sharma should be given a run with the India team where he actually gets to play and not just warm the bench. IMO he would be a pretty good bowler for us in the middle overs as he's difficult to get away and almost like Kumble the way he bowls.
Needforspeed Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 yeah' date=' he has definitely impressed everyone with his good lines and the bounce he gets, he got 3 wkts yesterday too, nd gets wkts in every match. [b']He was impressive last seasons too when he was in the Deccan Chargers. Are u talking about Rahul Sharma? When was he with Deccan Chargers?
rkt.india Posted April 6, 2013 Author Posted April 6, 2013 Are u talking about Rahul Sharma? When was he with Deccan Chargers? Before he was with PWI.
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