MCcricket Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 After five year wait,five for VRV Singh Written by Siddhartha Sharma | Lahli | November 29, 2013 02:05 Ecstatic celebration showed what it meant for him to stand at top of his bowling run-up once again. Just a couple of years ago,VRV Singh had hit rock bottom. Not since 2007 had he played a match for India. Not since 2008 had he played a first-class game. Since then,he did not know of a life without injuries. First his ankle gave up on him,then his back. And then his mind. Those close to VRV during this period speak of how he had decided to trade the ball for a pen,as the fast bowler from Punjab began preparing for a life as a journalist. So much so that he had collected the relevant material to crack the exams at a few J-schools,asking sports journalists for their attention,tips and advice. Then Thursday happened. And VRV had the collective attention of every single journalist present at the Choudhary Bansi Lal Stadium in Lahli. As he claimed his fifth wicket in the form of Nitin Saini to fold up Haryanas innings for 163,two firsts happened in a long time. One,he finally let his emotions take over. Two,he claimed his first five wicket haul in a first-class match in over half a decade. His ecstatic celebration showed just what it meant for him to stand at the top of his bowling run-up once again. But on Thursday,he did a lot more than just bowl. He was simply menacing. On a considerably lively Lahli wicket on Day One,the Punjab pacer recorded figures of 5/38 to trigger a memorable comeback,his first match since the final of the Duleep Trophy in 2008. In that match,he had taken two five-wicket hauls. Today,it seemed like VRV had never gone missing. During the first session,he went wicketless. But during the course of his seven overs before lunch,VRVs pace,rhythm and nagging length had the Haryana batsmen caught in two minds. He also used his bouncers sparingly,delivering it more as a surprise than his stock ball. He was rewarded for his thought process early in the post-lunch session,when he removed Haryana opener Avi Barot for 65. No one else would score as much for the hosts. Barot had been part of two Haryana partnerships. Forty-eight for the first wicket with Abhimanyu Khod and 47 for the third wicket with Rahul Dalal. Having scored most of his runs on the off side,especially through point and gully,Barot was early into yet another off-side stroke when he scooped a VRV delivery straight to Taruwar Kohli at cover. In walked Sachin Rana and VRV changed his line. From back-of-a-length,he pitched it up,aiming for middle and leg. Inswing comes naturally to the 29-year old. But the one that dismissed Rana was a straighter one with little movement. The umpire had little doubts when he upheld the LBW shout. Then VRV had a third,four overs before tea. This was a soft dismissal,when Jayant Yadav playing a length ball back on to his stumps. Haryana were 157/7. And immediately after tea,the first over after the break,he sent back both Harshal Patel and Mohit Sharma in the space of four balls to finish with a five-for. Haryana were bowled out for 163. The ball was moving and I took advantage of that, he said later. The best thing about this,the five-for,is that I am feeling really fit and hope to do keep this up in the future. This feeling of well being and fitness did not happen overnight. It began soon after his recuperation ended,when VRV,despite his journalistic ambitions,spent hours working out in the gym. Feeling fitter,he made himself available for inter-district tournaments in Punjab last year. And then the JP Atray,held in Chandigarh this September,provided him with the finishing touches. And finishing touches was exactly what he applied to Haryanas batting line-up on Thursday. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/after-five-year-wait-five-for-vrv-singh/#sthash.ypq9maWE.dpuf VRV is fit and has lasted a season and is bowling with pace and accuracy, he had the pace but was not accurate and did not use his skills as he could also get bounce and seam earlier but was inconsistent and the injuries came at the worst time and lasted for ever, I did see him bowling around 135 with a few close to 140 and did bowl well in the earlier Ranji game, will Tyagi take an inspiration from VRV also are selectors keeping an eye on him? There is nothing better then a bowler regaining his form and coming back with renenwed vigour and more skills also having experience to boot, definetly selectors should look at him for A tours and also hopefully Tyagi gets help and makes a comeback next season, will be a fairytale if VRV plays for India again and anyways he is much better along with Pankaj then the recycled lot of Ishaant, Zak, VK, Mithun.
G_B_ Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 i am afraid tried and tested.... I would rather give Punkaj singh a go. I know it wont happen for reasons unknown (probably pissed off the wrong people) but VRV has been given a shot and i dont think it worked out for him.
MCcricket Posted January 14, 2014 Author Posted January 14, 2014 i am afraid tried and tested.... I would rather give Punkaj singh a go. I know it wont happen for reasons unknown (probably pissed off the wrong people) but VRV has been given a shot and i dont think it worked out for him. VRV played ages ago and was just a rookie, he has since gained a lot of experience and hopefully matured, lets see his performance in the semi and if Punjab make it to the finals will be hard for selectors to not look at him in some way, Pankaj is a bowler that could have played for even Brits, Aussies or Saffers , am surprised a bowler with his consistency, skill and performing season after season gets unrewarded , Patil and co should be ashamed of the nepotistic selections and manipulations by BCCI
velu Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 well.. we r comparing him with rhino becoz he regularly gets injured just like rhino
AnkurUpadhyay Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 First we need to see him live in semifinal before forming an opinion about him Sent from my A111 using Tapatalk
saneindian Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 What if it turns out that he bowls 131-132 , gayi bhains paani mein
King Tendulkar Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 I tell you what. He wont do worse then ishant or Vinnay or Undakunt. but thats hardly a ringing endorsement The fella has wheels but out for long time and now come back. I thought been killed or soemthing. Interesting to see if can keep it up
vvvslaxman Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Ryan Harris should file a defamation suit.
express bowling Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Bowled well in the televised Ranji match. Very good line and length. Generated pace and bounce off the pitch.
Old guy Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Was never impressed by him ..maybe he improved but he gets tons of wickets then he should be on A team ...
vvvslaxman Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Was never impressed by him ..maybe he improved but he gets tons of wickets then he should be on A team ... gun barrell straight bowling. I think it was KP that destroyed him. Something like 26 runs from one over
Old guy Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 gun barrell straight bowling. I think it was KP that destroyed him. He was tbh nothing sort of bowler but that can change u can improve but comparisons with ryano are totally off
vvvslaxman Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 He was tbh nothing sort of bowler but that can change u can improve but comparisons with ryano are totally off yup. I would rather go with Manpreet Gony. That is not saying much.
Old guy Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 yup. I would rather go with Manpreet Gony. That is not saying much. He was better in ipl But who knows how they are now people can improve and he is getting wickets so if he is good enough select him for a tours Anyway I gotta study ...icf should go down again :giggle:
express bowling Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 I did not like him much during his first stint around 2007. He did not move the ball much and bowled too short . In the Ranji match, he was moving the ball consistently and bowling good length, channel.
vvvslaxman Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 I did not like him much during his first stint around 2007. He did not nice the ball much and bowled too short . In the Ranji match, he was moving the ball consistently and bowling good length, channel. But he didnt' do too well against good teams right? Mostly some poor batting sides. You can do such things as long as you are allowed to.
express bowling Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 But he didnt' do too well against good teams right? Mostly some poor batting sides. You can do such things as long as you are allowed to. True. I am not calling him an Indian team prospect based on one match. Far from it. Just pointing out the fact that he is bowling a bit differently stylewise than he did in 2007.
Ram Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Sorry to say, but VRV is built like an apeman, but bowls like Jane.
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