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Aged 9, Musheer Khan takes 9/9!!!!


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A nine-wicket haul would have left any other youngster thrilled, but for Musheer it was just another day in the office. "I am happy. I just focus on bowling good line and length," said Musheer. On Saturday, nine-year-old wonderkid Musheer Khan stepped out of his Kurla home with a simple goal: play well. The little boy did just that. In fact, he came tantalisingly close to achieving a Perfect 10. http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-aged-9-musheer-khan-takes-99-2088615

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Good on him. But still too early, probably a beginning. Kohli started academy cricket at 9. A lot of Hardwork and dedication is needed.

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Good on him. But still too early' date=' probably a beginning. Kohli started academy cricket at 9. A lot of Hardwork and dedication is needed.[/quote'] Musheer had made into U-14 Mumbai school team when he was 6 yrs 9 months old..
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I have seen a video of Musheer featuring with his father.. His father said that Musheer did't know what he was playing(cricket) and what he was doing(Bowling) when he started it.. He just started playing it because of his elder brother Sarfaraz...

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From my personal experience spinners shouldn't start at such an early age. Age of 10/11 is perfect for them to begin spin bowling.

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From my personal experience spinners shouldn't start at such an early age. Age of 10/11 is perfect for them to begin spin bowling.
can you expand on that ?
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can you expand on that ?
I don't have my own theory or scientific explanation. This is what my late coach said many years back . I joined cricket coaching when I was 6, by the age of 8-9 I wanted to be a spinner but that coach forbade me to do so. He said the perfect age to start the art was 10-11. He said that very young children have very soft and tender muscles/tissues in their palms and wrists(don't know the intricacies of muscle groups etc). Spin bowling involves an extremely speedy extension/contraction of these groups(local stresses are much more than even what fast bowlers encounter especially if you give many revs) and when done repetitively can curtail growth development of those groups. And during the subsequent growth spurts(age 10-15/16) because of the reason that their bowling palms/wrists and rest of the body have developed differently they lose co ordination and start losing control over the release and hence loop/revs/line/length all get affected. Also injuries if any picked up at a tender age tend to become chronic and a life long headache. I, just like other kids in the academy started bowling spin when I entered 4th standard. Musheer BTW must have started spin bowling at the age of 3/4!!!
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I don't have my own theory or scientific explanation. This is what my late coach said many years back . I joined cricket coaching when I was 6, by the age of 8-9 I wanted to be a spinner but that coach forbade me to do so. He said the perfect age to start the art was 10-11. He said that very young children have very soft and tender muscles/tissues in their palms and wrists(don't know the intricacies of muscle groups etc). Spin bowling involves an extremely speedy extension/contraction of these groups(local stresses are much more than even what fast bowlers encounter especially if you give many revs) and when done repetitively can curtail growth development of those groups. And during the subsequent growth spurts(age 10-15/16) because of the reason that their bowling palms/wrists and rest of the body have developed differently they lose co ordination and start losing control over the release and hence loop/revs/line/length all get affected. Also injuries if any picked up at a tender age tend to become chronic and a life long headache. I, just like other kids in the academy started bowling spin when I entered 4th standard. Musheer BTW started spin bowling at the age of 3/4!!!
wow..thanks for sharing this and nice to learn some thing new :) would light or smaller cricket ball change any of this ?

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