Blogs India’s young guns..
June 10th, 2008 by ashootoshIPL is over but it has really given Team INDIA some of really talented young guns… Rohit Sharma continued to impress me, he has been the real find for INDIA in last year or so. He can just be the perfect replacement for Sachin/Dravid in years to come. He has this stylish way of playing proper cricketing shots but when needed he can really hit the ball long way and we have seen this happening on number of occasions in IPL.
Yusuf Pathan made a dashing entry in IPL. I dont know how many of you will agree but I think he Plays like Andrew Flintoff (when he was in his prime form). The way he sometimes clears his left leg in order to hit the ball, the way he makes yorkers into low fulltosses reminds me of Freddie at his best. I hope he continues to play like this and keeps himself fit unlike freddie who remains injured most of the times..
Suresh Raina is another guy who showed his talent in IPL. He has shown his skills in past and he has impressed lots of Players with his skills but inconsistency remained his biggest drawback. I hope he has learnt from his mistakes. He needs to focus more on his game and he along with all the youngsters can take guidance from Batting Genious Sachin R Tendulkar, not only on Batting skills but also on how to keep your focus more on Game. Raina has got the talent and has got shots all around the wicket.
M. Gony has surely impressed many of cricket lovers including me. He can hit the deck hard and he can be a useful bowler with old ball. India needs one or two Bowlers who can hit the deck hard and who can rely on Seem rather then swing. Seemers unlike Swing bowlers dont have to rely on conditions that much. So a balance of 2 seemers n 2 Swing bowlers can really do wonders.
I know I havnt written about Gautam Gambhir as yet but frankly speaking he has really surprised me in last few months with his form. I used to think of him as a Batsman who lacks shorts all around wicket, but he really proved me wrong and I am really happy that he did so. He has really come with a lots of passion, great technique, Superb timing and with lots of self confidence. This guy has got lot of class and he can hit the ball really hard.
There have been some other wonderful performers in IPL but I think these were amongst the best from INDIA.
June 10th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Very well written blog ashootosh!! It is really great to see all these young players taking charge of Indian Cricket (at least the shorter versions). I hope more young bowlers would also keep performing consistently because in my mind that is the biggest difference between a good team and a great team.
June 11th, 2008 at 1:12 am
Spot on Ashootosh. Rohit Sharma has been a revelation over the past season or so. The greatest thing about him is that he seems to relish performing in crunch situations , which some of our superstars , after years of playing international cricket, still are not able to do. May there be more of his ilk.