MK55 Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Some obvious but important points nevertheless Source: http://www.starsports.com/cricket/columns/columnist=134/articleid=1375450/index.html#why-india-doesn-produce-fast-bowlers-when-actually-can Some points: Mentoring The easiest and the fastest route to earning an India cap is to clock 145 kmph regularly. Munaf made his Test debut against England at Mohali and impressed everyone with his pace. Unfortunately, India lost the quick bowler in Munaf soon enough, for as soon as his pace resulted in leaking a few runs, he was shown the door. The guy from Baruch was left to his own devices. That’s when he figured out that it was futile to bowl fast, for accuracy was the key operative word in Indian cricket. He happily sacrificed pace for accuracy and found his spot back in the Indian team. Nobody thought that a boy as raw as Munaf needed some guidance to go through the tough times. It’s Indian cricket’s loss that he wasn’t convinced against compromising pace for accuracy. Flawed domestic circuit and the SG Test ball About 90% of our curators feel that the word ‘helpful’ means ‘leaving a lot of grass on the pitch’. In addition to the changing nature of the pitch, the SG Test ball that’s used in the Ranji Trophy also became a medium pacer’s best friend, for if you’re willing to release the ball in the air with the seam upright, the ball would swing whole day. Now, the focus was on pitching the ball fuller and exploiting the swing on offer. It resulted in having at least seven medium-pacers in the 10 top wicket-takers in the Ranji Trophy over the last decade. While we did have many medium-pacers taking wickets, we didn’t have a genuine fast bowler among the top ten, for hitting the deck hard wasn’t as rewarding as releasing it fuller. Way ahead Get rid of the green tops for the Ranji Trophy, for that’s turning our fast bowling crop into lazy operators. It is indeed helping our batsmen become better players against pace but the other objective, the hunt for faster men, is getting lost in the bargain. Playing on pitches with decent bounce with a Kookaburra won’t be a bad idea either, for that’s when our medium-pacers will learn to hit the deck hard and find lateral movement off the pitch. A skill that is needed to succeed in places like South Africa and Australia. Lastly, a slightly radical thought—make fast bowling fashionable by ensuring that they are given some preferential treatment in terms of the central contract and Indian Premier League deals. Only when it becomes fashionable to bowl fast, young children are likely to reach the ground with a pair of bowling spikes and not a cricket bat.
kosingh Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Good points but what about spin? As bad our pace prospects are, the spin prospects might be even worse.
JaFanatic Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Why guys like him, Kumble and Dravid are not in an influential position!
HIC_NAA Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 KUmble was karnatka's head but then doesnt seem to improve anything and same with david, so far hearing him after retirement havent seen him come up with good suggestions. CHopra on the other hand has always been really good
BeautifulGame Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 He is spot on 100% word for word The likes of Kumble and Ganguly have been big let down despite being in the domestic restructuring committee
JaFanatic Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 ^Hasn't Kumble resigned from his post because of the board politics ?
rkt.india Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Bowling 140-145 isnt everything. It is just a first step. If you cannot bowl in right areas, you wont become a world class bowler. Shami, Umesh, Aaron all can bowl 140 or more but will they graduate to next level is the question. Will they be able to bowl like a young hazlewood already doing! What is the method to ensure that? Its one thing having talent, another thing refining it for better. Aaron and Umesh both posses an extraordinary talent of pace. Two of the fastest bowlers we have ever produced. Will they ever realize and fulfill their potential! Umesh is already 27. Four years since his ODI debut, he still bowls like a debutant. While, he should have been able to stamp his authority by now becoming a top fast bowler in world cricket.
BeautifulGame Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 ^Hasn't Kumble resigned from his post because of the board politics ? He is still the chair man of BCCI technical committee
JaFanatic Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 He is still the chair man of BCCI technical committeeOh I thought Ganguly is the TC chairman, what is Sourav's position then ?
BeautifulGame Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Oh I thought Ganguly is the TC chairman' date=' what is Sourav's position then ?[/quote'] Think Ganguly resigned recently from all BCCi positions after asked by SC to be part of Mudgal comittee Before that both were part of it
Cricket_Hacker Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 BCCI should resort to flat pitches and turners,tired of seeing bowlers like Vinay averaging 16 in a season
JaFanatic Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Think Ganguly resigned recently from all BCCi positions after asked by SC to be part of Mudgal comittee Before that both were part of it Oh thanx BG :two_thumbs_up:
express bowling Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 BCCI should resort to flat pitches and turners' date='tired of seeing bowlers like Vinay averaging 16 in a season[/quote'] I would like sporting pitches most of the times. Only those batsmen, pacers and spinners who put in extra effort will succeed.
Vijy Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 BCCI should resort to flat pitches and turners' date='tired of seeing bowlers like Vinay averaging 16 in a season[/quote'] It's because VK is The Legend :hysterical:
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