Abid Gowhar
Srinagar/ May 3 / Two day open trials for talent hunt in the State for Fast bowling ended here today at Sheri Kashmir Cricket Stadium Srinagar. Hundreds of boys of 15-20 year of age were seen in action during two day trials organized by MRF pace foundation, Chennai under the supervision of India’s fast bowling legend Jawagal Srinath and MRF Pace foundation chief coach T.N. Shekhar. The two-day camp was supported by Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), with State’s few Ex-Cricket stalwarts like Abdula Rouf, Abdula Qayoom, Nissar Hussain etc. also present on the occasion.
While speaking to the media persons at the conclusion of two-day trials, Srinath named three boys, Mudasir Ali, Ram Dayal and Dilawar Singh, who will be immediately admitted in the MRF pace foundation. This will raise the toll of J&K boys in the Chennai based fast bowling camp to six after three others Abid Nabi, Samiullah and sameer Ali, who have already found place in the country’s most popular and high considered Fast bowling coaching camp.
“Our main focus was on the bowling Action because it is the basic of bowling art” said Srinath asked about the main focus of the main bowling art.
About the prospects of Abid Nabi, the 20 year fast bowler, who had impressed many technocrats of the game in India and was recently called by Indian coach Greg Chappell to bowl at the nets in Mohalli, Srinath said that he is grooming well in the pace academy and if luck favours him, he will go ahead.
Interestingly, today Abid Nabi was seen wearing glows and pads in the nets and facing upcoming fast bowlers while batting on the other end of the wickets and one got amazed to see him driving Srinath and all others and making good looking shots. Really looking an all-rounder !
Jawagal Srinath and T..N. Shekhar, had their first time visit to Kashmir and were impressed, the way boys have shown response and enthuse towards the camp.
“It is one of the most picturious cricket grounds I have ever seen in my life. The wicket is good and conducive for fast bowlers and the ground most beautiful with big Chinar trees all around. If it is maintained properly, there is no doubt that it will become one of the most lovable grounds for International matches” Said Srinath
“Satisfaction and a very good cricket impression will be the two things, which we will have with us while we return back from this beautiful city. We got a good support from JKCA and hope that will bring fruitful results for our pace search” Said T.N. Shekhar.
“ This is the first ever open camp organized in Srinagar and we are looking for more such camps, to be held by BCCI for other areas like spin bowling, batting and fielding in Kashmir” revealed JKCA General Secretary M. Saleem Khan. “It is good to see overwhelming response from all over the State that nearly four hundred boys attended this camp on a very short notice” he further said.
Thirty six year old Ex-Indian speedstar from Mysore Karnatka, Jawagal Srinath had 236 wickets in 67 test matches in his belt at an average of 30.49 runs and 315 wickets in 229 ODI’s at an average of 28.08 runs. He had played international cricket for almost 11 years from 1991 to 2002.
Arguably India’s fastest-ever bowler after Kapil Dev Srinath had fired popular imagination in Indian Cricket and when he retired from international cricket of 11 years in 2003, he was second only to Kapil in number of Test wickets by an Indian paceman.
On his day, Srinath was outstanding with a strong shoulder action. He used to hit the pitch with force, and mainly bowl incutter MRF pace foundation coach s and inswingers, though in the right conditions he could move it the other way., the finest demonstration of which was his 6 for 21 at Ahmedabad in 1996-97 to bowl out South Africa in the fourth innings.
On his two day visit to Srinagar, Srinath was seen in action on the nets in Sheri-Kashmir Cricket stadium with State’s under-20 boys in a talent-finding mission of BCCI.
T.A.Sekhar is associated with MRF pace foundation for last twenty years after playing International Cricket for India in 1983. He is presently the Chief Coach of Channai based camp headed by Australian legend Dennis Lillee. The man who helped Zaheer Khan out of the slump last year believes that J&K boys are full of energy, most needed for a fast bowler but lack proper guidance and exposure of matches.
Srinagar/ May 3 / Two day open trials for talent hunt in the State for Fast bowling ended here today at Sheri Kashmir Cricket Stadium Srinagar. Hundreds of boys of 15-20 year of age were seen in action during two day trials organized by MRF pace foundation, Chennai under the supervision of India’s fast bowling legend Jawagal Srinath and MRF Pace foundation chief coach T.N. Shekhar. The two-day camp was supported by Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), with State’s few Ex-Cricket stalwarts like Abdula Rouf, Abdula Qayoom, Nissar Hussain etc. also present on the occasion.
While speaking to the media persons at the conclusion of two-day trials, Srinath named three boys, Mudasir Ali, Ram Dayal and Dilawar Singh, who will be immediately admitted in the MRF pace foundation. This will raise the toll of J&K boys in the Chennai based fast bowling camp to six after three others Abid Nabi, Samiullah and sameer Ali, who have already found place in the country’s most popular and high considered Fast bowling coaching camp.
“Our main focus was on the bowling Action because it is the basic of bowling art” said Srinath asked about the main focus of the main bowling art.
About the prospects of Abid Nabi, the 20 year fast bowler, who had impressed many technocrats of the game in India and was recently called by Indian coach Greg Chappell to bowl at the nets in Mohalli, Srinath said that he is grooming well in the pace academy and if luck favours him, he will go ahead.
Interestingly, today Abid Nabi was seen wearing glows and pads in the nets and facing upcoming fast bowlers while batting on the other end of the wickets and one got amazed to see him driving Srinath and all others and making good looking shots. Really looking an all-rounder !
Jawagal Srinath and T..N. Shekhar, had their first time visit to Kashmir and were impressed, the way boys have shown response and enthuse towards the camp.
“It is one of the most picturious cricket grounds I have ever seen in my life. The wicket is good and conducive for fast bowlers and the ground most beautiful with big Chinar trees all around. If it is maintained properly, there is no doubt that it will become one of the most lovable grounds for International matches” Said Srinath
“Satisfaction and a very good cricket impression will be the two things, which we will have with us while we return back from this beautiful city. We got a good support from JKCA and hope that will bring fruitful results for our pace search” Said T.N. Shekhar.
“ This is the first ever open camp organized in Srinagar and we are looking for more such camps, to be held by BCCI for other areas like spin bowling, batting and fielding in Kashmir” revealed JKCA General Secretary M. Saleem Khan. “It is good to see overwhelming response from all over the State that nearly four hundred boys attended this camp on a very short notice” he further said.
Thirty six year old Ex-Indian speedstar from Mysore Karnatka, Jawagal Srinath had 236 wickets in 67 test matches in his belt at an average of 30.49 runs and 315 wickets in 229 ODI’s at an average of 28.08 runs. He had played international cricket for almost 11 years from 1991 to 2002.
Arguably India’s fastest-ever bowler after Kapil Dev Srinath had fired popular imagination in Indian Cricket and when he retired from international cricket of 11 years in 2003, he was second only to Kapil in number of Test wickets by an Indian paceman.
On his day, Srinath was outstanding with a strong shoulder action. He used to hit the pitch with force, and mainly bowl incutter MRF pace foundation coach s and inswingers, though in the right conditions he could move it the other way., the finest demonstration of which was his 6 for 21 at Ahmedabad in 1996-97 to bowl out South Africa in the fourth innings.
On his two day visit to Srinagar, Srinath was seen in action on the nets in Sheri-Kashmir Cricket stadium with State’s under-20 boys in a talent-finding mission of BCCI.
T.A.Sekhar is associated with MRF pace foundation for last twenty years after playing International Cricket for India in 1983. He is presently the Chief Coach of Channai based camp headed by Australian legend Dennis Lillee. The man who helped Zaheer Khan out of the slump last year believes that J&K boys are full of energy, most needed for a fast bowler but lack proper guidance and exposure of matches.
