04-09-2007, 07:23 AM
In my humble opinion, Ntini and Brett Lee are not in the same league. Last time when I watched Brett Lee in CBS tournament, the guy clocked 100mph. Shane Bond used to bowl like that. Ntini is not a bad bowler. But he is clearly not Brett Lee.
Tendulkarâs swing ability came as a surprise to me. But even if you can swing the ball at say 70mph, it is not going to be very effective. Swing creates problem for a batsman when things are happening at a high speed. At lower speed, batsman has just that extra fraction of a second to correct his stance. Kapil Dev was a good swinger of the ball. But I have seen him getting whipped during slog time. Agarkar does well during slog hours. I heard they brought Prasad as fast bowling coach. I hope this will do good to Agarkar, Sri Santh and other fast bowlers.
I have high hopes for Sri Santh because the kid is not afraid to throw bouncers. This is a good trait. Also, I would like to see RP Singh given more chances. I really liked RP Singhâs pace bouncers against Pakistaneese in Pakistan. If my memory is correct, RP Singh picked a few wickets on bouncers on slow Pakistaneese pitches.
Chukthar is overrated. I have never seen him clocking more than 91mph. And even Sehwag trashed him quite a few times. LOL.
Tait has some good role models. I saw a video where McGrath was mentoring Tait. In case of India, only experience fast bowler is Zaheer. They do not seem to last long. We have to figure out a way to rotate and keep our bowlers healty so that they can last a bit longer. Good example is Bala Jee. They guy had speed and tight line/length. But where is he now?
Tendulkarâs swing ability came as a surprise to me. But even if you can swing the ball at say 70mph, it is not going to be very effective. Swing creates problem for a batsman when things are happening at a high speed. At lower speed, batsman has just that extra fraction of a second to correct his stance. Kapil Dev was a good swinger of the ball. But I have seen him getting whipped during slog time. Agarkar does well during slog hours. I heard they brought Prasad as fast bowling coach. I hope this will do good to Agarkar, Sri Santh and other fast bowlers.
I have high hopes for Sri Santh because the kid is not afraid to throw bouncers. This is a good trait. Also, I would like to see RP Singh given more chances. I really liked RP Singhâs pace bouncers against Pakistaneese in Pakistan. If my memory is correct, RP Singh picked a few wickets on bouncers on slow Pakistaneese pitches.
Chukthar is overrated. I have never seen him clocking more than 91mph. And even Sehwag trashed him quite a few times. LOL.
Tait has some good role models. I saw a video where McGrath was mentoring Tait. In case of India, only experience fast bowler is Zaheer. They do not seem to last long. We have to figure out a way to rotate and keep our bowlers healty so that they can last a bit longer. Good example is Bala Jee. They guy had speed and tight line/length. But where is he now?