Bhuvneshwar Kumar: The boy with the golden arm: Indian Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar made the ball talk on Day 1 of second Test against Australia

[rkt.india]

Wrecker-in-chief Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the new 'Boy with the Golden Arm', didn't let his wicket-less Test debut, against Australia in Chennai, affect him on Saturday as he made the ball talk here on the first day of the second Test. His perfect wrist position, close- to- ideal bowling action, and a flexible body - not to forget a strong will - helped him emerge as the best Indian pacer of the day as he snared the first three Aussie wickets to give his team a grand opening in only his second Test. Manoj Prabhakar, Sanjeev Sharma and Kumar's coach Sanjay Rastogi were not surprised that the 23- year- old Uttar Pradesh pacer dished out another good performance with the ball, after excelling in onedayers against England recently. "The Australians just don't seem to decipher his bowling action. They are trying to play cut shots against him and getting bowled. His bowling action is too good, so is his wrist position, and he has good control over his line and length, which makes up for his lack of speed," Prabhakar told Mail Today. Kumar, actually, bowled David Warner with a delivery clocked 131.4 kmph and Ed Cowan with a 132.2 kmph ball. Only the ball that accounted for danger- man Shane Watson clocked less than 130 kmph ( 124.1 kmph). " But the biggest thing that he has got is the ' will'. He had the will to bowl well on this kind of pata pitch [ bald and not conducive to pacers]," Prabhakar said. Sanjeev, who as a national junior selector watched Kumar come up the ranks, marvels at Kumar's ability to generate late swing that often deceives batsmen. "He exploited the early morning juice in Hyderabad with his ability to swing the ball. It's very useful in the morning period. His in- swing and outswing comes late to batsmen and he has a flexible body too," said the former India pacer. "Bhuvneshwar has a rhythmic bowling action and it suits his style of bowling.He would be more successful in helpful conditions that countries like England, Australia and New Zealand offer," he pointed out. "He doesn't have great speed, but he is accurate, and he's performing in all formats." Coach Rastogi, who saw Bhuvneshwar grow as a bowler in Meerut, said his return of three for 53 is a tribute to his natural ability. " He has an ability of his own. And when he took that first wicket he grew in confidence as he had a genuine wicket, of Warner," Rastogi told Mail Today. Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-vs-australia-2nd-test-hyderabad-bhuvneshwar-kumar/1/252384.html

PS: He is certainly our find of the season. The way he bowled on first day was great to watch and even today he was troubling the batsmen on a dead track for pacers. Rather than swing, it was seam. He is going to be a great asset in South Africa.

[I6MTW]

He will become like philander once he plays overseas.

[GautiMaan]

hope he remains fit

[Lord]

he bowled really well today too.was unlucky to have both batsmen dropped and few lbw appeals were close should be certainty for SA tour imo.can bat well too so that helps

[Clarke]

But its only Isshaannnt & Yadav that can trouble batsmen on Indian wickets :whine:

[vvvslaxman]

He will become like philander once he plays overseas.

Too soon. At this moment he is our own Kulasekara.

[Lord]

Too soon. At this moment he is our own Kulasekara.

he'll be better than Kulsakera imo.Kula is a swing bowler whereas BK can seam the ball off the pitch too.thats hard to play even at his pace. Kula is more like PK

[Crookbond]

Where are the fast bowling brigade of the ICF who say that pace is a MUST for success?

[Number]

Got 3 wickets, one of them cross batted slog and a poor decision. Legend.

[Lord]

Where are the fast bowling brigade of the ICF who say that pace is a MUST for success?

lol yeah :giggle:

[Old guy]

need to play bowlers who perform playing guys like ishant cos of so called pace.. 2 series ago in spell in sydney is just messed up

[GautiMaan]

need to play bowlers who perform playing guys like ishant cos of so called pace.. 2 series ago in spell in sydney is just messed up

Looked good against England in ODI's.really cant think of any other reason he's playing.But u do know who we have on the bench right?:giggle:

[Old guy]

Looked good against England in ODI's.really cant think of any other reason he's playing.But u do know who we have on the bench right?:giggle:

shami ahmed performed,pandey performed,kaul performed dinda did not..so ofc i mean even he should go

[Vivek.S.123]

Could have had 2 early wickets in the 2nd innings but captain Koolie and Ratboy dropped em :facepalm:

[GautiMaan]

shami ahmed performed,pandey performed,kaul performed dinda did not..so ofc i mean even he should go

Wont happen without dinda first getting a chance to fail,so brace yourself:cantstop:

[tweaker]

Bhuvaneshwar has grabbed the oppurtunity with both hands.We should not project Bhuvaneshwar as spearhead but one change bowler

[Old guy]

Wont happen without dinda first getting a chance to fail' date='so brace yourself:cantstop:[/quote'] i dont care even if they are winning i dont care.. honestly have not seen most of this series these jokers dont deserve any of my time:winky:

[I6MTW]

The bowlers selected for sa should be: Yadav Aaron Shami Bhuvi Zaheer Pandey Pankaj Singh Sreesanth Ishant Ashwin(spinning conditions) Ojha(spinning conditions) Jadeja(spinning conditions) But It'll Most probably be(due to dhoni and selectors): Ashwin Ojha Harbajhan Jadeja Ishant Dinda Bhuvi

[GautiMaan]

i dont care even if they are winning i dont care.. honestly have not seen most of this series these jokers dont deserve any of my time:winky:

There there,it aint so bad,atleast the batting is looking good and Yadav will be back soon.

[Old guy]

There there' date='it aint so bad,atleast the batting is looking good and Yadav will be back soon.[/quote'] u kidding right? mooli vijay saved us otherwise this owuld have been another mumbai like batting effort with pujara scoring all the runs alone