MCcricket Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 From nets to riches, thanks to Tendulkar’s keen eye Khurram Habib, Hindustan Times New Delhi, March 31, 2013 Email to Author First Published: 00:25 IST(31/3/2013) Last Updated: 00:27 IST(31/3/2013)Share Share on facebookShare on linkedinShare on googleShare on emailmore.6 comments Email print Cricketing lore is rife with rags-to-riches tales. Javed Khan could be the latest Cinderella story. A week and a half back the strapping pacer was a net bowler who had never played any age-group cricket. His bowling in the nets caught the eye of Sachin Tendulkar, and the 20-year-old now has an IPL contract with Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians to show for it. Khan's breakthrough moment arrived during a nets session at the Kotla before the final Test between India vs Australia. Khan's pace and bounce had Suresh Raina hopping and even got him on the body with a vicious bouncer. Sachin Tendulkar was getting throw-downs in the adjacent net and took note of the rookie pacer. According to Khan, Tendulkar went up to statemate Ajinkya Rahane and lauded his 'speed'. A few days later, he was in Mumbai for trials. His performance there impressed Mumbai Indians skipper Ricky Ponting and coach John Wright, who pegged his speed to be around 140-kph. He will get Rs.10 lakh for the season, the fixed wage for domestic IPL players without any first-class experience. “I bowled with the leather (cricket) ball for the first time when I was about 18, around the time I'd come to Delhi to play cricket. Before that I used to play only with a tennis ball at my home," said Javed, who hails from Gajraula, a dusty UP village near Delhi. At the heart of his unexpected success story is his father, a retired army hawaldar who is now a physical training teacher. He always put emphasis on fitness in Khan's childhood — though not only for sporting reasons but also to make him fit for the rigours of life in the army. “He made me do a lot of exe-rcises and running,†he said recently, showing his sinews. Once in Delhi, shuttling between his chaacha (paternal uncle) and mausi's (maternal aunt) place, Javed played a game in Shastri Park where he was encouraged by his impressed teammates to take cricket seriously. Soon the Delhi selectors got a whiff of him and the chairman of selectors, Chetan Chauhan gave him a flat to stay in Saket, where he now trains at his academy. The news of his pace spread when he injured a member of the Delhi U-25 team with a bouncer that hit him on the head. An injury, however, ruled Javed out of the U-25 season. But then luck smiles in different ways.
Ultimate_Game Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 If IPL helps us in discovering such kind of talent, it can actually serve some purpose.
MCcricket Posted March 31, 2013 Author Posted March 31, 2013 That shows primarily where state associations and BCCI are failing, even talent found thru IPL is wasted by the state sides and BCCI
MCcricket Posted March 31, 2013 Author Posted March 31, 2013 Kamran Khan had the mystery element and pace to be our left handed version of Malinga also is very young but his talent is being wasted.
Ultimate_Game Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 That shows primarily where state associations and BCCI are failing' date=' even talent found thru IPL is wasted by the state sides and BCCI[/quote'] Yup, they did a pretty poor job with Kamran Khan as well. At the very least they should have taken care of his rehabilitation after he was called for chucking.
Ram Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 10 lakhs in Mumbai? Awesome, he can pay 2 weeks rent of his apartment. :nice:
Lord Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 10 lakhs in Mumbai? Awesome' date=' he can pay 2 weeks rent of his apartment. :nice:[/quote'] :ohmy:
Vilander Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 10 lakhs in Mumbai? Awesome' date=' he can pay 2 weeks rent of his apartment. :nice:[/quote'] he will get acomodation ? no ? and besides 10 l is for the 2 month window rite..not bad for starters.
FischerTal Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 any fast bowler can get suresh raina hopping :giggle:
Magneto Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 :ohmy: Ah, don't go by gimmicks. He can pay rent with that for 8-9 years :winky:
Lord Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 Ah' date=' don't go by gimmicks. He can pay rent with that for 8-9 years :winky:[/quote'] 4-5 yrs would be normal.you went other extreme:--D
Magneto Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 4-5 yrs would be normal.you went other extreme:--D If he has a roommate, his rent can be 10X 12 = 120K a year. If the rent increases by 10K a year, do the maths. :winky:
MCcricket Posted March 31, 2013 Author Posted March 31, 2013 I think I remember seeing Javed khan and some other fast bowler in Delhi probable but were not picked up.
Jersey #10 Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 Tendulkar is auditioning for the next selector of team India. welcome to the world where at least half of the Indian team will hail from :mi: instead of :csk: on the serious note, not too many Indian pacers would pass the eye test of Punter and Wright in the first try.
Vilander Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 If sachin likes him Punter wont say he is not good, esp in MI setup. If Punter has to comeback to MI next season then he needs to be in Sachins good books..which he will. But if this guy is indeed good then it is likely that we might even see him play for MI..very interesting.
Holysmoke Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 If he has a roommate' date=' his rent can be 10X 12 = 120K a year. If the rent increases by 10K a year, do the maths. :winky:[/quote'] 10k rent in Mumbai?:((
Magneto Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 10k rent in Mumbai?:(( I said 'if he has a roommate'. That makes it 20K (10K each). You get a lot of decent places near Andheri at that budget, the more you move towards Borivali the cheaper it can get. Rohit Sharma, for example, lives in Borivali.
Vilander Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 10k rent in Mumbai?:(( dude i think it is possible to get a decent suburb flat for 20 k.
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