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Jasprit Bumrah in test squad to partner Shami & Yadav


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Posted (edited)
8 hours ago, bowl_out said:

Among youngsters, I'm eager to see Nathu Singh and K Vignesh in the Test squad soon.

How good is vignesh? Is he test quality material?

Mohammed siraj seems to be front runner so far in this domestic season.

Edited by renjith
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I believe he can be the 3rd pacer in the team on away tours. Have him bowl short spells that are aggressive, targeted at the batsman's body. Ishant Sharma has generally been our third pacer away and Bumrah should be a better choice than Ishant. 

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Jasprit Bumrah, with his awkward angles, steep bounce and minute deviations off the pitch, took his second five-wicket haul in successive matches; he finished with career-best figures of 6 for 29 as Jharkhand, chasing 235, were bundled out for 111.

 

Source espncricinfo

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On 12/31/2016 at 7:55 AM, renjith said:

How good is vignesh? Is he test quality material?

Mohammed siraj seems to be front runner so far in this domestic season.

He seems raw and slightly puny.. I am slightly less impressed after the Ranji trophy semis.. Natarajan, the left arm seamer was more impressive

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I think Thakur probably deserves a chance first before Bumrah gets into the Test team

Bumrah

Bowling averages
  Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 8 8 411 249 17 4/22 4/22 14.64 3.63 24.1 2 0 0
T20Is 21 21 477 527 28 3/11 3/11 18.82 6.62 17.0 0 0 0
First-class 26 42 5014 2255 89 6/29 8/106 25.33 2.69 56.3 3 6 0
List A 28 28 1497 977 56 5/28 5/28 17.44 3.91 26.7 4 1 0
Twenty20 82 82 1832 2209 95 3/10 3/10 23.25 7.23 19.2 0 0 0

 

Thakur

Bowling averages
  Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 48 85 8980 4679 164 6/31 9/123 28.53 3.12 54.7 7 11 0
List A 21 21 1074 1042 27 4/19 4/19 38.59 5.82 39.7 1 0 0
Twenty20 13 13 262 340 16 2/11 2/11 21.25 7.78 16.3 0 0 0

Thakur has double the experience at 1st class level and was already part of the Test squad. I guess he is in line for a match or two.

 

Looking at both of their first class numbers, these two could challenge for spots from Shami/Ishant/Umesh soon enough. It's exciting that they have a chance to meet in the Ranji final :aha:

Posted (edited)
19 minutes ago, Tibarn said:

I think Thakur probably deserves a chance first before Bumrah gets into the Test team


Thakur has double the experience at 1st class level and was already part of the Test squad. I guess he is in line for a match or two.

Thakur definitely deserves a  chance in test matches ......he can swing and reverse swing the ball both ways, can hit the deck hard, has a good bouncer, a good yorker, can seam the ball on occasions and bowls at decent pace which he is sustaining even at the end of the day.

 

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Looking at both of their first class numbers, these two could challenge for spots from Shami/Ishant/Umesh soon enough. It's exciting that they have a chance to meet in the Ranji final :aha:

Don't think any Indian pacer is challenging Shami in test matches as of today.  Could definitely be played as the 2nd seamer in a couple of tests to see how he fares and giving him international cricket exposure to cover for possible injuries in the future.

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10 minutes ago, express bowling said:

Don't think any Indian pacer is challenging Shami in test matches as of today.  Could definitely be played as the 2nd seamer in a couple of tests to see how he fares and giving him international cricket exposure to cover for possible injuries in the future.

Oh, I definitely agree, Shami has ATG potential IMO, as long as his age is true and is free from injury. I am making a thread either today or tomorrow that will help show how underrated Shami has actually been, based on his current numbers.

 

I made that statement only on the basis of their Ranji numbers where the two, Bumrah and Thakur, arguably outshine Ishant and Umesh and are comparable to Shami. 

 

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Tibarn said:

Oh, I definitely agree, Shami has ATG potential IMO, as long as his age is true and is free from injury. I am making a thread either today or tomorrow that will help show how underrated Shami has actually been, based on his current numbers.

 

I made that statement only on the basis of their Ranji numbers where the two, Bumrah and Thakur, arguably outshine Ishant and Umesh and are comparable to Shami. 

 

A few years back, we were choosing either the quickest pacers or those who were the best swing bowlers or those who had the best domestic performances.   We had chosen Ishant, Umesh, Aaron. PK,  Bhuvi, Vinay, Aravind  etc. as a result.

 

In recent times, we have mostly chosen the quickest pacers with deck hitting ability  among those seamers who are skilled and have actually done well in domestic cricket.  Like Shami, Bumrah, Sran and Shardul.....and this basis of selection has actually worked better for us.

Edited by express bowling
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To be fair I don't see anything special with thakur either...135k max is nothing extraordinary unless he was not going full throttle but again it was a semi final so good chance to make an impact.

 

didnt see any swing with the new ball either but again on our pitches vinay Kumar looked like anderson and yadavs and Aron's usually toil away without much luck.

Posted (edited)
10 minutes ago, maniac said:

To be fair I don't see anything special with thakur either...135k max is nothing extraordinary

Shardul's  max was 141 k with many deliveries above 135 k.  Also, domestic speed guns usually give lower readings....Bumrah was bowling 125 k to 135 k  the last time I saw him in a domestic match  a few months ago, but we all know what his usual pace is.

Edited by express bowling
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Jasprit Bumrah has expressed his ambition to make a mark with the red-ball too. Eager to shed off public perceptions of him being a limited-overs bowler, the pacer opened up on his progress in the first-class circuit whilst alluding to the variety in domestic pitches.

 

“It's a perception, I guess, that I'm just a limited-overs cricketer. For three seasons now, I've been playing in the Ranji Trophy and for India A. I have had decent success, so I don't think of myself as just a short-form bowler. That said, it's important to adapt to formats quickly.“This time (2016/17 Ranji season), playing seven matches across different surfaces has been a huge step in that direction. I've learned a lot about my bowling, in terms of being patient, consistent, and in general, being fit to bowl long spells”.


He added, “The beauty of domestic cricket is that it gives you time to absorb these lessons, which is why playing on the circuit for three years now has made me a better bowler. That's why I feel domestic grind is important for fast bowlers. In some ways, I've also been lucky to have had these habits told to me when I joined Mumbai Indians, before my Ranji debut. First-class cricket gave me the chance to work on these aspects over time.

 

Source :sportskeeda

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Bumrah has had a solid start to his first-class career with 89 wickets from 26 matches at an average of 25.33. The selectors are keenly monitoring his growth in the red-ball arena and have even helped him gain exposure by playing in four-day games in India ‘A’ tours to Australia.

 

The 2016/17 Ranji Trophy season has been a breakthrough season for him. With 24 wickets from 7 matches at an average of 21.75 including 3 five-wicket hauls (one each in the quarterfinal and semifinal), he played a key role in helping Gujarat reach the final after 66 long years.

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Bumrah should definitely get a look in for the Test squad. He has decent pace and can bowl a decent short ball and more importantly, he has shown the ability to get wickets in domestics. 5-fers in important knockout games seem to show that he is a big match player.

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1 hour ago, tweaker said:

“This time (2016/17 Ranji season), playing seven matches across different surfaces has been a huge step in that direction. I've learned a lot about my bowling, in terms of being patient, consistent, and in general, being fit to bowl long spells”.


He added, “The beauty of domestic cricket is that it gives you time to absorb these lessons, which is why playing on the circuit for three years now has made me a better bowler. That's why I feel domestic grind is important for fast bowlers. 

 

 

These  are the reasons why I am a bit sad that Nathu Singh and Hardik Pandya have missed most of this Ranji season.   It will stall their development as test bowlers.

 

Shardul, Bumrah, Siraj , and Rajpoot  have played  many or most  matches though.

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