Bowling prospect Varun Aaron on fast-track to success

[nsareen]

I havent seen him bowling 145 for a long time and even in that series he was mainly 135. He has been mainly 135-140 K bowler. He is at best fast medium' date=' not a genuine quick who can hurry the batsman.[/quote'] You should have seen how he hurried Misbah Ul Haq in World Cup 2007 when he single handedly was responsible to Tie the match by running him out, that bowl was over 145KMPH, i crisply remember that for sure. He bowled above 145KMPH against Australia in Australia, and in India on numerous occasions. He has crossed 140KMPH in the recently concluded south africa series, even in this series he has touched 86mph, which is pretty decent. He was a fast medium bowler right from start, maybe now slowing down a bit, but not a trundler for sure. there is a nice video on you tube mentioning two fastest bowlers for India, Sree n Ishant go have a look at it, u wud like it.

[urbestfriend]

Varun Aaron, great pace sensation, fix for all our woes, should be selected immediately for the next series whenever it happens. No , I am not joking. Let us select him , Hopefully he'll last a series before he metamorphoses into a trundler.

[rkt.india]

Varun Aaron, great pace sensation, fix for all our woes, should be selected immediately for the next series whenever it happens. No , I am not joking. Let us select him , Hopefully he'll last a series before he metamorphoses into a trundler.

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[msb1991]

Well i'm saying 145kmph bowlers will help India more, thats a fact!!!!. There are numorous examples out there in the world. Let me know a single country who has dominated in Test Cricket without a genuinly quick bowler(s). 1) West indies : if you know so much about cricket, needless to say 2) Australia in 2000's : Brett lee, Gilespie. 3) Pakistan: Akhtar, Sami 4) England: gough( was their only strike bowler, who was quick and takes wickets) 5) South Africa : needless to say 6) Sri Lanka: Malinga. they stopped relying on murali, because of this lad. 7) current england team.: you would know how many can bowl at 90mph. Well Well, i think you din't get my point, if you are following cricket for long, you would know what hype Munaf, RP, Sree created before coming into the team, not for taking wickets, but for bowling fast. RP had some good seasons, but not always a threat even in Domestic matches. Now don't come back to me saying they all can taken wickets too, and our faster one's are not capable enough. I would disagree, every fast bowler stays fast, but evolves as a smart fast bowler. So i say there is no denying the fact, that we can survive with only good medium pacers. Exactly my point also, it;s portrays irrationality on picking RP singh. So now they should try the new comers, who are doing well. Varun has done well in FC matches BUT, we do not know what kind of wickets they play on specially PLATE division. He did extremely well in Limited Over Tournament, and let Jharkand to Victory. So that should be appreciated, and also warrants a chance in the national setup.

Got an exam tomorrow, so cannot reply to this in full. If I forget though, PM me or something.

[rkt.india]

Bowling prospect Varun Aaron on fast-track to success By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As India cries out for a pace bowler to add some much-needed bite to its depleted attack, one man in the frame to become a future new ball spearhead believes speed alone cannot guarantee success. Mahendra Singh Dhoni may be Jharkhand's most notable contribution to Indian cricket but Varun Aaron was able to share some of the skipper's limelight earlier this year when he bowled what many believe to be the fastest delivery by an Indian. The 21-year-old sent down a 153 kph delivery in the Vijay Hazare Trophy final and can consistently bowl at speeds rarely seen in a land starved of genuine pacemen, but Varun believes he has a lot more to his repertoire than just raw power. "Speed... okay, you got to bowl quick but it troubles international batsmen only to a certain extent. After that, they adjust pretty easily," Varun told Reuters in a telephone interview. "You got to have a few tricks up your sleeve and you got to bowl at a good line and length consistently to get wickets." The youngster's emergence comes at a time when England have not only stripped India of their test number one status but laid bare the frailties of the tourists' pace attack in the ongoing four-match series. Varun would have plenty to admire from the home side's formidable attack and had India not been robbed of lead paceman Zaheer Khan though injury, the battle may have been a more even one. "Fast bowling is something people pay to watch," he added. "When a quick bowler is in good rhythm and is giving the batsman a torrid time, it's fun to watch. At the end of the day, it's what people want to watch. "But even genuine fast bowlers have to have the right line and length. Everybody assumes that if somebody is quick, he has got to bowl here and there. Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram is so convinced of Varun's ability that he wants Indian selectors to fast-track his path to the senior side. "If India think he should play domestic cricket for two more seasons before being picked, they are wrong," Akram wrote in a recent newspaper column, speaking from first-hand experience of working with Varun as his bowling coach at the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. BEST GURUS Further evidence of Varun's maturity is revealed when he talks of aggression. "I'm a big fan of the great West Indian bowler Andy Roberts because he was an intimidating bowler. A fast bowler has to be aggressive, no doubt about that," he said. "You should have the adrenalin going on and off but if you are aggressive all the time, I don't think that helps. You often stray from your plan. "At times I do get aggressive, it all depends on the conditions. If a batsman hits you, you are angry and you try to bounce him out. But if the pitch is flat and slow, it would not work and he would slap you for another four." Varun's measured approach is hardly surprising for someone tutored by two of the best possible bowling gurus. "I have been a trainee and now an employee at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai and learnt a lot from (Australian bowling great) Dennis (Lillee) and (former Indian pacer) T.A.Sekar about my bowling action. "They taught me how important my bowling action is to my bowling well and bowling quick without getting injured. "If I'm having an ache or a pain now, I can immediately see my action and find for myself if I'm going wrong anywhere. It's much easier now. "At Kolkata Knight Riders, Wasim Akram shared a lot of experience and how important it was not only to train (in the gym) but also to keep bowling. And of course he taught me a thing or two about reverse swing." Varun appears to be taking the sudden attention he has generated in his stride but is ready to wait his dream of winning a test cap. "I follow the same routine," he added. "I just try and perform wherever I get a chance and whenever they have to pick me, they'll pick me. It's not in my control after all." http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/bowling-prospect-varun-aaronfast-track-to-success_578119.html

[nsareen]

how the hell did you end up in moneycontrol.com, looking for varun aaron ???

[nsareen]

Have you Invested in Varun AAron ???

[rkt.india]

No..i got it in google news.

[nsareen]

No..i got it in google news.

:--D i know, was kiddin!! Good he's on the fast track for sure, i myself started a similar thread, for an article in Mail Today. I sometimes wonder, the selectors or somebody there would be watching this site for the popular demand. ICF is pretty famous, as is our neighbours **********.net( responsible for getting Irfan Khan in PAK squad).

[Blue Panther]

Too much of hype is not good. This will put lot of pressure even before he makes his debut.

[Lord]

"Speed... okay, you got to bowl quick but it troubles international batsmen only to a certain extent. After that, they adjust pretty easily," Varun told Reuters in a telephone interview. "You got to have a few tricks up your sleeve and you got to bowl at a good line and length consistently to get wickets

will be a trundler very soon

[rkt.india]

will be a trundler very soon

I always believe in doing the basics right, no matter how the conditions are. My forte is to bowl quick and I do that no matter how the wicket is playing. Be it Australia or India, I bowl fast.

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[msb1991]

I hate this overly simplistic idea that bowlers lose pace because they choose to.

[Fontaine]

I like that he has a pretty well directed short ball. At his height the ball isn't going to bounce alarmingly on a good/full length so it's really important that he continiously work on an excellent bouncer at pace to push the batsmen back. From what little I've seen of him he also seems to have a straight arm action with good seem position.

[rkt.india]

I like that he has a pretty well directed short ball. At his height the ball isn't going to bounce alarmingly on a good/full length so it's really important that he continiously work on an excellent bouncer at pace to push the batsmen back. From what little I've seen of him he also seems to have a straight arm action with good seem position.

YEs..but he is not that short, around Zak's height.

[msb1991]

Well i'm saying 145kmph bowlers will help India more, thats a fact!!!!. There are numorous examples out there in the world. Let me know a single country who has dominated in Test Cricket without a genuinly quick bowler(s). 1) West indies : if you know so much about cricket, needless to say 2) Australia in 2000's : Brett lee, Gilespie. 3) Pakistan: Akhtar, Sami 4) England: gough( was their only strike bowler, who was quick and takes wickets) 5) South Africa : needless to say 6) Sri Lanka: Malinga. they stopped relying on murali, because of this lad. 7) current england team.: you would know how many can bowl at 90mph.

We are talking about Test cricket, right? Malinga has played 30 Tests and averaged 33.15 (boosted by performances against Bangladesh and New Zealand), Shoaib only played a handful over his career too. Neither contributed greatly to any long term success of the Test team. Mohammad Sami was an abysmal Test bowler with a terrible record. Jason Gillespie, for the most part, bowled at 135kph with the ability to bowl quicker, which he didn't do too often. Brett Lee was a highly inconsistent Test seamer who had deficiencies covered up by his stronger team mates. Look here from 2001-2004, he was poor. Lee had spates of excellence but then he did average 23.68 at the then very high standard of Aussie domestic cricket. The main point I am making is that great sides may have had very quick bowlers (though pre-Lee Australia would be an example of a team which didn't), these bowlers either had good FC records, ie. were good or they didn't have good FC records and weren't very good. Bowling quick does not mean you will be a success at Test level. Saj Mahmood and Mohammad Sami are the perfect examples of noting that extreme pace does not equal success in Test cricket. Extreme pace makes you more likely to be a good bowler perhaps, but if you cannot perform at FC level, performing at Test level is highly unlikely.

Well Well' date=' i think you din't get my point, if you are following cricket for long, you would know what hype Munaf, RP, Sree created before coming into the team, not for taking wickets, but for bowling fast. RP had some good seasons, but not always a threat even in Domestic matches.[/quote'] RP made Test debut in January 2006. He only played one game in the 2005/6 season but in the 2004/5 season he took 42 wickets at 18.78 and so he did start his Test career pretty well - because he was in good form in the relevant form of the game. This was his single full season before Test cricket so noting that 'not always a threat' is just inaccurate. Munaf Patel created hype, RP Singh created hype and I cannot say WHY they were selected (I cannot get into selectors heads). All I can say is that they did well because they had good domestic seasons behind them. Ie. They were in good form in the relevant form of the game!

[Jayaram_IND]

@ title i dont think there is any fast track to success.

[rkt.india]

The new comers are not doing that well. Varun has not done great in FC matches, he has barely played any, he is inexperienced and inexperience has no place in the Test arena. Experienced players can do badly, I do not deny that, but inexperience has no place! Varun did well in limited overs tournaments but this is another common irrationality, that OD performances should warrant Test selection - it is just that state of mind that put Yuvraj and Raina in the Test team. It is a completely different game - the ball is different for one and the way you get wickets in the two forms is totally different. In one, it is by restricting scoring and in the other, you need to pry wickets.

Brettt Lee may not be all time great test bowler, but he was still very good. There is not much difference between his strike rate and Mcgrath's stirke rate in tests, Mcgrath more test and had longer career and more wickets. He has over 350 wickets in tests. taking about FC performance. FC performance means nothing, especially in India. They do not show you the real picture. Good FC performance does not guarantee you success at test level. I have given ample examples of successful bowlers at FC level from India who could not do a jack at test level or retired only as FC legends, nothing else than that. If you talk about FC performance that that is just rubbish. If these guys are not doing well then we will have to look forward to other potentially talented guys whether they are doing well or not at FC level. They cannot learn even shyte at FC level in India.

[msb1991]

Brettt Lee may not be all time great test bowler' date=' but he was still very good. There is not much difference between his strike rate and Mcgrath's stirke rate in tests, Mcgrath more test and had longer career and more wickets. He has over 350 wickets in tests.[/quote'] Yeh, Lee is good but then he had an excellent FC record, so my point stands. All I was saying was an aside point about him being slightly overrated based on career stats.

[rkt.india]

Yeh, Lee is good but then he had an excellent FC record, so my point stands. All I was saying was an aside point about him being slightly overrated based on career stats. Yes but bad FC performance guarantees long term failure at Test level You've made an error in logic. I never said a good FC bowler WILL be a good Test bowler. I've said a bad FC bowler WILL be a bad Test bowler and I await an example to prove me wrong.

But there are many bowlers who started playing test cricket without much FC and still were successful. Varun Aaron has started showing signs through EPT where he bowled on flat pitches against some good batsmen who are used to playing on those pitches and I will give him one more Ranji season to improve his FC performance before Aus tour and will take him Aus tour as a work in progress. I believe keep laying Ranji trophy will not take him or any other young prospect anywhere in their career. But some times, you need to take risks. There is nothing guaranteed in any aspect. There is no guarantee that a successful Indian FC bowler will be successful at test level.