I am not thinking of injury: VRV Singh

[Old guy]

The bowler you r talking is Aniket Chowdhary. He is very tall about 6'4, 6'5 but don't know how to take wickets. He needs some refinement in his action as well. Anwar Ahmed, whatever I seen of him, he is very tall, 6'5 minimum, looks sharp(that could be due to the fact that most of our domestic bats can't play decent pace), might be they are making him look sharp. Only problem with Anwar is he is 25,26. So, he needs to make a mark now, otherwise it will be too late

actually its not too late im all in favour of giving even 30 year old a chance.. from 26 u have atleast 8 years of cricket if fitness is good now 8 years is less by sachin standard but its not really bad :dontknow:

[vishalvirsingh]

Gony is probably 6 3" and strongly built - has the built of a Shane watson( or a Bull) and for him - if he gets his thinking Cap ON and becomes Serious in his Career- he can improve his pace definitely and play for India( he has already played but that was way too early as he was not a ready material). A Strongly built guy has the capability to easily bowl a 130K bowl with hardly any effort even if he is bowling 120K most of the time.......see Shane watson _ he wud ball 2 balls at 125k , 2 at 132K and 1 or 2 even close to 137K or more with minor change in action and Let me tell u he gets Wickets in practically all his spells. These strong Physique guys( even I am a 6 fter 90 kgs Man) can create genuine Pace variation where as a PK pace variation is from 116K to 129K - I hit 3 sixes of a Club bowler who says he bowls at 124K - seeing that I seriously feel pity for PK and also admire him as well as he must have some genuine swinging and bowling Skills to Survive in international cricket at 120K to 128K pace.

[chainsmoker1985]

Gony is probably 6 3" and strongly built - has the built of a Shane watson( or a Bull) and for him - if he gets his thinking Cap ON and becomes Serious in his Career- he can improve his pace definitely and play for India( he has already played but that was way too early as he was not a ready material). A Strongly built guy has the capability to easily bowl a 130K bowl with hardly any effort even if he is bowling 120K most of the time.......see Shane watson _ he wud ball 2 balls at 125k , 2 at 132K and 1 or 2 even close to 137K or more with minor change in action and Let me tell u he gets Wickets in practically all his spells. These strong Physique guys( even I am a 6 fter 90 kgs Man) can create genuine Pace variation where as a PK pace variation is from 116K to 129K - I hit 3 sixes of a Club bowler who says he bowls at 124K - seeing that I seriously feel pity for PK and also admire him as well as he must have some genuine swinging and bowling Skills to Survive in international cricket at 120K to 128K pace.

Kudos to you man first of all.. Secondly, Gony is minimum 6'4 and if you talk to him personally he reckons he is 6'5 and you are right, he is built like a bull. He is just like Andrew Flintoff. He needs to be serious to play for India. He can send bowl a long long way while batting. He is bowling around 135 consistently in domestic matches this time. And I reckon he can bowl 140 in international games if given opportunity and confidence.

[MCcricket]

I have been wondering for last 2 to 3 years why is Gony not in the picture or scheme of things, last three years he has been one of the best performers when fit, bowls easily in 136 k's in domestic games I watched, strong action, has learned few tricks, also can tonk the ball, at least 6 4",gets good bounce, seen him bowl in good areas , also moves the ball away, it is like the selectors want to pick up a rickshaw instead of a SUV LOL. Same for Tyagi , VRV if these guys are fit , they should be in the scheme of things as they have experience and class, to take the responsibility once Zak hangs his boots, Umesh, Aaron, Nechim, Shami will take couple of seasons to get there atleast .Ishant I think will be a vital cog, Dinda am not to impressed but maybe it was his first game, IPL might open the eyes of the stup1@ selectors and also Dhobi's.

[MCcricket]

My pace is intact: VRV By: BCCI Mumbai, Mar 26: 27-year-old Vikram Raj Vir Singh is back on the domestic circuit with a bang. The fast-bowler, who claimed a four-for in the quarter-final against Madhya Pradesh, had claimed two wickets in the pre-quarter-final against Assam. After about a two-year layoff due to back surgery, the Punjab bowler is back in action and in good form. He spoke about his journey back to cricket after the win against MP. Excerpts: On his comeback It feels good. I have had a bad two-and-a-half years because of injury. The beginning was good; [i was playing well] from the first game and today also I bowled well. Hopefully I will keep bowling well and keep improving my fitness. I hope to grab whatever opportunity I get in the future. On whether this was his first outing since the surgery After 2010 IPL, this was my first outing in close to two years. I had back surgery in Sydney at the end of 2010 then went into rehab for almost six to seven months. After six months in Sydney, I came back to Punjab and continued with the exercises and gradually got fit to play. On whether his pace was back to what it was earlier I am enjoying bowling in Mumbai. The last time I played here, I had played in the Duleep Trophy and had got ten wickets. At the moment I am enjoying the surface because there is bounce here. The more I play, the more pace and bounce I will get. But I don’t think my pace has reduced much after the surgery; it’s still the same. On bowling with Manpreet Gony Gony has been bowling well for Punjab and also in the IPL. We are like brothers. We live in the same city so we discuss a lot of things including cricket. I am happy that we are bowling together. The last time we bowled together it was in 2008 and after that we bowled today and got seven wickets between us. If someone is picking wickets from the other side, [it motivates you and] you also want to take wickets. On Mumbai’s batting lineup We will talk about it in the team meeting. We know Mumbai is a good team and they play all three formats very well. They have players like Abhishek Nayar and Wasim [Jaffer] bhai. We also have a good young team and a good captain in Harbhajan Singh [...] We will try to win the game. On how he kept himself motivated during his injury layoff I decided to go in for surgery because I wanted to play again. After surgery I never thought that I wouldn’t play cricket. I always had it at the back of my mind that I wanted to make a comeback and play cricket. The good thing is I gave myself time to recover and did not hurry back. I started bowling in mid November [2011]. In January [this year] I started playing matches like club cricket in Chandigarh or for Punjab and North Zone. After I played some 15-20 games, they picked me for playing for the Punjab side in Twenty20 matches. On support from family and others I think family support was the main thing. I have a good friend, Surjit Singh, in Sydney who supported me a lot. Also, the physiotherapist Patrick Farhad supported me a lot. When I came back to India, everyone was nice to me and everyone wanted me to play again for Punjab and my association was also keen for me to get fit, so this happened. I used to also talk to Bhajji [Harbhajan Singh] and Yuvi [Yuvarj Singh]; they are local colleagues so they would meet up. They were also keen that I become fit soon and play. On whether he was disheartened at not being picked by an IPL franchise I was not expecting it at that time. If a player has not played for more than two years then no franchise is going to pick them. [...] Things will get better. I wasn’t depressed. I would have been depressed if I hadn’t undergone the surgery. I am happy that I am back to normal. I am not thinking about anything right now. After the surgery I have become mentally tougher. As a fast bowler when you undergo surgeries, it is tough [...] On whether injuries keep playing on his mind As a fast bowler you know that you might get injured but if you keep thinking about it, you are never going to play again. On whether he had changed his action since his return Yes, I have changed it a bit – my back-foot landing. [...] Earlier I used to not think much but after the surgery I thought that if I slightly modify it to a front-on from side-on [action], then it might help make my follow-through easier and it might not [put too much pressure] on the lower body. I tried it in Chandigarh and it was getting better. I am still working on it and hopefully by the middle of this year I will get there.

[Old guy]

Gony is probably 6 3" and strongly built - has the built of a Shane watson( or a Bull) and for him - if he gets his thinking Cap ON and becomes Serious in his Career- he can improve his pace definitely and play for India( he has already played but that was way too early as he was not a ready material). A Strongly built guy has the capability to easily bowl a 130K bowl with hardly any effort even if he is bowling 120K most of the time.......see Shane watson _ he wud ball 2 balls at 125k , 2 at 132K and 1 or 2 even close to 137K or more with minor change in action and Let me tell u he gets Wickets in practically all his spells. These strong Physique guys( even I am a 6 fter 90 kgs Man) can create genuine Pace variation where as a PK pace variation is from 116K to 129K - I hit 3 sixes of a Club bowler who says he bowls at 124K - seeing that I seriously feel pity for PK and also admire him as well as he must have some genuine swinging and bowling Skills to Survive in international cricket at 120K to 128K pace.

i cant even touch those 125 k balls :cantstop:

[vishalvirsingh]

Thank You for the Appreciation. Zak also has that Heavy Guy Impact and Pushes the batter at the back foot, I have seen Zak bowling around 135K and batters remaining at the back foot even in One days and just playing for Survival where as the same batters attacked RP Singh who was bowling at the same pace or even faster. Andrew flintoff had this Heavy Ball which Kinda was famous- I feel Gony can Improve and focus on this strength of his- he looks really Powerful, Ishant is faster and taller but Gony has the heavy Ball and if he does not make a career of around 35 to fifty one days and 10 to 15 tests atleast - he would have messed with his Talent. Good to know that experts are openly declaring Umesh to very soon take the baton from Zak to lead Pace attack. Also sad to Know that same experts are talking of Zak as a coach now and declaring that he may retire b4 Sachin

[chainsmoker1985]

Thank You for the Appreciation. Zak also has that Heavy Guy Impact and Pushes the batter at the back foot, I have seen Zak bowling around 135K and batters remaining at the back foot even in One days and just playing for Survival where as the same batters attacked RP Singh who was bowling at the same pace or even faster. Andrew flintoff had this Heavy Ball which Kinda was famous- I feel Gony can Improve and focus on this strength of his- he looks really Powerful, Ishant is faster and taller but Gony has the heavy Ball and if he does not make a career of around 35 to fifty one days and 10 to 15 tests atleast - he would have messed with his Talent. Good to know that experts are openly declaring Umesh to very soon take the baton from Zak to lead Pace attack. Also sad to Know that same experts are talking of Zak as a coach now and declaring that he may retire b4 Sachin

Zak is one of those bowlers who can do most no of tricks and can be more effective even at the speeds of 128 as compared to a 140 k bowler.. This is what an excellent bowler can be differed from good bowlers. Some example for what I am trying to say is Pakistani bowler Umar Gul or Brett Lee. Brett Lee even at lower speeds at around 135-140 can be very very lethal and can do so many tricks. Same is with Zaheer Khan. And you are right about a heavy good built bowlers bowls heavy bowl. Coz they have to push themselves more as compared to a slim-trim model type boy. Thats why they can push the batsmen on the backfoot. And they also add that physiological impact in batsman's mind, that they are bigger in size. So, a 6'4, 95 kg guy like Gony bowling at 135-140 k, will be overpowering most of the batsmen around with his physical looks as well, when he runs in towards you like a train

[vishalvirsingh]

Is he 138K to 142K which he was when peak- I do not think so Haven't seen him bowling so can't comment but is He FAST now

[chainsmoker1985]

Is he 138K to 142K which he was when peak- I do not think so Haven't seen him bowling so can't comment but is He FAST now

Will have to wait till the IPL I guess.... And I am not sure yet, whether he has been picked in any IPL team or not coz about 10 days ago, he was still looking for an IPL contract

[Old guy]

i used to thing this guy sucks (honestly) now even he looks promising ..bad days for indain cricket :(

[MCcricket]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRaIsL36QAU]Eurasia Cup Cricket - YouTube[/ame] VRV Singh was menacing pace wise , see this clip, he has pace, could easily bowl 140 "s, got bounce and a good yorker, did regress abit later then last few seasons when fit he bowled very well

[MCcricket]

VRV Singh returns, tougher and still hungry After a back surgery that kept him out of the game for over two years, VRV Singh is on a comeback trail and determined to work through every challenge Abhishek Purohit March 31, 2012 Comments: 22|Login via | Text size: A| VRV Singh: 'Giving up on cricket was never an option. If I had wanted to do that, I would have never gone in for [back] surgery Players/Officials: Vikram Singh Series/Tournaments: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Indian Domestic Season Teams: India His deliveries still bounce as steeply as they used to when he first played for India as a chubby 21-year old in 2006. That toothy grin, broad and childlike, has not changed. He still runs in like a locomotive struggling to control its momentum as it rumbles downhill. It is hard to believe that last week's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Assam was VRV Singh's first game for Punjab in more than four years. Four years. The Indian Test middle order had all of its four big batsmen intact four years ago. Anil Kumble was India's Test captain. The IPL had not yet come to town. And the veteran Pankaj Dharmani was leading Punjab. India's cricket map has been altered in four years. And VRV Singh has seen the best and worst of the life of a professional sportsman in these four years. All he had wanted to do was to bowl as fast as he could. It was said that he needed his coach to console him if he came back from a game without hitting an opposition batsman on the head. No less an authority on fast bowling than Ian Bishop, the former West Indies quick, was impressed after watching VRV Singh in his debut Test in Antigua in June 2006. And then the injuries arrived. Foot, ankle, back. VRV Singh still tried to keep going through the pain. His pace dropped, lack of match practice ruined his rhythm. He had ankle surgery in 2008, but got injured during a practice match before the Ranji Trophy in 2009, limiting him to playing for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL that year. He almost disappeared after that, playing just one match in IPL 2010. Forget India, making the Punjab team was appearing to be improbable. It was then that he made the big decision to go in for back surgery in Australia in late 2010. "Initially, the injury was not that bad. But it did not improve much and went on deteriorating," VRV Singh said. "After IPL 2010, I played some local games to see how it went but it was not good." A whole year would pass after the surgery, before VRV Singh would be able to resume bowling. "You cannot play around with your body in rehab," he said. "I slowly started with exercise for my lower back and hip muscles, then started working out in the gym, then running and eventually began to bowl from two-three steps." He resumed bowling with his normal run-up around December 2011. It was way back in March 2008 that he had last played for Punjab. That meant he was starting all over again. So the man who has played five Tests for India turned out like any other probable at the trials for the Chandigarh district team. Did he have any ego issues? He smiles at the question. "I never felt like I was an India player who now had to turn out for district-level teams. When you want to play cricket, you don't have the option to think about such things. After I played some 15-20 games like that they picked me for the Punjab side [for the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament]." You sense he is glad - to just be back on his feet, able to do what he is good at. But the comeback process was a grind he can never forget. For nearly 18 months VRV Singh had barely touched a ball. The question did come up, but not once did he feel that he should quit the game. "Giving up on cricket was never an option. If I had wanted to do that, I would have never gone in for this surgery. After surgery, I never thought that I won't play cricket. I always had it at the back of my mind that I want to make a comeback. The good thing is, I gave myself time to recover and didn't hurry back." Though the ultimate objective was quite clear, there were obviously days when the enormity of the task would get to him. And that is where the encouragement from his parents proved to be crucial. "I think family support was the main thing. My parents had the biggest role to play in my comeback. You cannot go around paying attention to negative things said about you. What matters is that you should have the support of people close to you. "There were days when I used to get frustrated with not playing or not being able to bowl. That is the time when they supported me. They told me to give myself some time, and wait till I was 100% fit and not jump in when I was, say, 90%. Little things matter, like when you are not able to bend to pick up something from the ground and they would do it for you." "If a player has not played for more than two years then no [iPL] franchise is going to pick him. I wasn't depressed. I would have been depressed if I hadn't had the surgery. I am happy that I am back to normal. After the surgery I have become mentally tougher." There were others who helped as well. "I have a good friend in Sydney, Surjit Singh, who supported me a lot. Also, Patrick Farhart [the Kings XI physiotherapist]." He says he has also tweaked his action to lighten the load on his body. "I have changed it a bit and worked on my back-foot landing. Earlier I used to not think much [about my action], but after the surgery I thought that if I slightly modify it to front-on from side-on then it might help make my follow-through easier and it might not [put too much pressure] on the lower body. I tried it in Chandigarh and it was getting better. I am still working on it and hopefully by the middle of this year I will get there." For now, a haul of eight wickets in four games at an economy-rate of 6.37 was quite satisfactory as Punjab made the Syed Mushtaq Ali final. The bounce he extracted in the competition was steep, the pace decent. "The more I play, the more pace and bounce I will get. I don't think my pace has reduced much after the surgery, it's still the same." Someone asked him if he was depressed at not having an IPL contract. His reply said it all. "If a player has not played for more than two years then no franchise is going to pick him. I wasn't depressed. I would have been depressed if I hadn't had the surgery. I am happy that I am back to normal. After the surgery I have become mentally tougher. As a fast bowler, when you undergo surgeries, it is tough." His major concern right now is the lack of match-practice options with the domestic season having ended. "You cannot improve much in local cricket. There will be a few Punjab off-season camps before the next Ranji Trophy. I'll keep working in the gym. But at the moment, matches toh hain nahin [are not there]." VRV Singh is still not giving up though; he is being pro-active in dealing with this challenge. Immediately after the Syed Mushtaq Ali final he went up to his captain Harbhajan Singh and senior India fast bowler Munaf Patel to seek counsel about the best way to not only stay match fit but also mentally strong. Clearly VRV 2.0 is hungry. He does not want to lose his focus. Sometimes, you can never win. For two-and-a-half years, he could hardly play. Now when he can, there are no avenues available. But for the moment, VRV Singh is happy about just being able to bowl again. Remind him of his early days, when it was all about pace for him, and he smiles knowingly again. "I am more mature now. You are obviously wiser at 27 than when you are 21-22. I have understood my body much better now. That fire is still there [though]. It will always be there." Abhishek Purohit

[rkt.india]

Sometimes, you can never win. For two-and-a-half years, he could hardly play. Now when he can, there are no avenues available. But for the moment, VRV Singh is happy about just being able to bowl again. Remind him of his early days, when it was all about pace for him, and he smiles knowingly again.

It is hard being a fast bowler.

[MCcricket]

It is hard being a fast bowler.

It is, I somehow hope we will have one of the more experienced pace men , Gony, Tyagi, VRV, Sreesanth , make a comeback, bowling at their best, and take over from Zak, so we can have bowlers who can bowl with Aaron, Umesh who are rookies.These four bowlers have pace, experience, hit either by injuries or with inconsistencies, would love to see them succeed.

[King Tendulkar]

Good luck to him. Been through a lot. Hope he stays injury free

[Old guy]

Good luck to him. Been through a lot. Hope he stays injury free

just dont hype him up .. and he will be fine :two_thumbs_up: