Vinay, a working class hero

[achilles]

Quite expensive today, given that "line and length" is his greatest strength.

[Yoda-esque]

That article was a bit premature

[vayuu1]

vinay ,a jerking class zero

[achilles]

vinay ' date='a jerking class zero[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Pagalpanti]

He can be a good bowler only on wickets which have uneven bounce, i.e poor wickets which are aplenty in domestic, no wonder he has such a terrific record in fc. A line and length bowler, depending on pitch to do something.

[Fontaine]

I would rather have Irfan Pathan be given the chances instead of Vinay. At least Pathan bowls left arm swing, instead of the line and length crap from Vinay.

[JeffThommo_fan]

He was way too accurate. Almost all deliveries in same area.

Yea, its easier to be accurate when you are bowling at only 130 k

[JeffThommo_fan]

The guy has actully bowled well since joining indian team. If you ignored his speeds you would say he does well. If we had 3 express pacers and then just 1 Vinay. Would we want not say he adds good variation and balances the attack? Are seamers like him victims of the fact that there are no express bowlers in the attack to add variation and compliment bowlers like Vinay. I want to slam Vinay cos of his speeds and trundle qualities. But anytime he has played he always seem to bowl ok:haha:

I don't remember except these 2 matches in this series, he has bowled tremendously and forced us to say that this guy has talent to play for India for atleast next 5 years. Even in England in helpful conditions, he struggled in all the matches which he played. He cannot bowl in the death overs. He don't have pace and is only 5'8 for a fast bowler who plays 4 World Champion India. He is only a temporary replacement and i hope remains that only

[JeffThommo_fan]

Just a one 4-for, 2 off which was tail-enders and people are talking highly off him. Serious poverty of quality fast bowlers :((:((

[WeStMiDz]

He is reasonable at the start of the innings but he isn't and probably never will be a death bowler. That slower ball he bowls on a nice juicy length is a batsman's dream and unfortunately he serves them up far too often.

[lonestarranger]

Just leaving this here: UPPgeDhGzKY GreenDay is a fvckin' legend.

[Trichromatic]

Skill is what counts: Vinay Kumar

Mumbai, Oct 22: Cast an eye over queue of doubters who believe R Vinay Kumar's wicket-taking ability may be on the wane, and you will notice a distinct absence of contemporary opposition batsmen. That's the same group which continues to celebrate the loudest when Vinay captures wickets in the ongoing One-Day International series against England. Yes, Vinay Kumar doesn’t possess speed but he does make up for it with skill. “[MS] Dhoni is a great believer and he kept on backing us. Once I spoke to him, [he said] ‘I won’t believe on pace, because if you have skill it is more than enough. If you bowl the right areas, you will definitely be difficult for the batsmen to hit. Pace also matters but we are not like that slow also, 130 – 135 is good enough and with the swing it can be tough for the batsmen,” he says. In an exclusive tête-à-tête with BCCI.TV, the Karnataka lad spoke his heart out on his performance in international cricket. Bowling the slinger and other innovations, how have you worked on them? IPL is such a format where bowling one dot ball is very crucial. I just tried that new action to bowl a dot ball. I never had it in my mind to get a wicket with that ball. I am lucky that I got [Adam] Gilchrist’s wicket in that ball. In T20 you should so some different things. That format is good for that, but in One-Dayers you should keep it simple. Having started your career in T20 internationals do you look forward to bowling longer spells? I would love to play Tests because you can see my Ranji Trophy performance. I love to bowl for long durations. All formats are different and I would love to play Test cricket. On the journey from Davanagere in Karnataka to Chester-le-Street When I started playing cricket no one expected that I will play for India. My coach Prakash Pawar used to say that you have the talent, definitely one day you can make it. Unfortunately, he is not alive today. Once he passed away [ Prakash], then [LM Prakash] has taken care of me. [in] Karnataka there are many senior players like Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid , [Javagal] Srinath, [sunil] Joshi. Being with them, playing with them, they have all contributed to bring me to this level. Whether his parents came to watch him play? Yes. Whenever in Bangalore, whatever game I play in the IPL, they will come and watch. Has Anil Kumble been a mentor to you? Yes. So, how has he been guiding you through the entire process? Anil Kumble as we all know is a great player and a great mentor. When I started playing for Karnataka, actually I played a big tournament for him. My first big tournament was MRF Trophy in Bangalore I played under him. He was my captain actually, from that day he kept telling you have the talent just keep believing in yourself, work hard and [try] to get better. He used to motivate me with those kind of words. Anil bhai and Rahul bhai, all helped me a lot. On the influence of Zaheer Khan and do the younger bowlers miss his presence in the team Definitely, we miss Zaheer Khan. When I played my first IPL for Bangalore [Royal Challengers Bangalore], that time also Zaheer was there and he helped me a lot while bowling in the middle. So, yes we are going to miss him but Dhoni bhai is there and sometimes Praveen [Kumar] also comes and keeps on talking to us. They are all making up On using the new-ball from both ends For me it is actually helping, because I am a swing bowler. Normally, the white ball won’t swing for more than six to seven overs, very rarely will it swing untill the tenth over. Using two new balls at both the ends, it will swing for 10-12 overs.

http://www.bcci.tv/bcci/bccitv/index/viewarticle?article=/media/releases/content/4ea2c81c79998.html

[Serani]

Vinay has zero skill.

[BeautifulGame]

Lets hope Dhoni or selectors dont read this interview

[Trichromatic]

Lets hope Dhoni or selectors dont read this interview

:acute: Interview by BCCI.

[Tiger80]

Pace also matters but we are not like that slow also, 130 – 135 is good enough and with the swing it can be tough for the batsmen,” he says.

:hysterical::hysterical:

[Tiger80]

The interview should have been like this

Yes, Vinay Kumar doesn’t possess speed but he does not have any skillsl. “[MS] Dhoni is a great believer and he kept on backing us he assured me that I will play atleast 100 ODI’s . Once I spoke to him, [he said] ‘I won’t believe on pace,and whether you have have skill or not it is more than enough. Even If you bowl the right areas, you will definitely be easy for the batsmen to hit. Pace also matters but I don’t have any we are not like that slow but actually very slow ,even 90- 100 is good enough and with the swing which is very difficult for me to do it can be tough for the batsmen as they are in double mind whether they are playing a spinner or medium pacer . ,” he says.

[asterix]

:acute: Interview by BCCI.

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Cracked me up.. Sala we VK haterz have no effing chance.. We should now go and die somewhere.. Karam phoot gaye.. :((

[akshayxyz]

Someone tell him, he has no skill either... he is already pushing the limits of his natural talent - which is none.

[JeffThommo_fan]

Vinay Kumar(or MSD)- 'I won't believe in pace, skills is more than enough.' GHANTA!! It is a nice old excuse for those who can't bowl at pace. But Pace Definitely Matters and is an very important weapon for long term champion teams like West Indies and Austraia. And We r sick and tired of seeing India's Next Door Fast Bowlers, who don't have pace, no aggressive body language, no bouncers.