RE:Yes VRV is fast
by CricFan01 on Feb 27, 2008 12:52 AM Permalink
Just being tall does not mean a bowler can bowl fast. So what stops him from bowling consistently at 140kph? Just saying that he can do so, does not matter unless he can demonstrate that by doing so consistently (not just one or two deliveries). From what we have seen, VRV is pretty useless, he does not have the pace nor variety to succeed in international games. Dont count the domestic games, we know the standards here. Even Jaiprakash Yadav and Ranadeb Bose took 50 wickets in a season. Also, how many tall bowlers we had who were really quick? (Only Srinath and now Ishant Sharma).
VRV has taken wickets in the domestic season but cannot be considered fast by any standards. In the Duleep trophy games he was bowling around 125-128kph. He has been given enough chances in the international games and failed to impress. He does not have much variety nor speed. Even Ranadeb Bose took 60 wickets last year in domestic season but he is not upto international standards. Same with VRV. Either he has to increase his pace and/or add more variety to his bowling. He should learn something from Ishant Sharma and RP Singh, who both increased their pace and added variety since they came to international scene. Before he made his debut in 2005 there was a lot of hype about him being able to bowl at 150kph, (not sure what speed meter they used !)
RE:vrv useless chap
by on Feb 23, 2008 06:25 PM Permalink
abbey chal G mara... Ishant is doing great at the moment just as Nehra did in the last world cup.. Let us hope that he sticks around for more.. VRV also might be good.. who knows.. tu khela hai kya dono ko???
His perfromance has been steady this season and just based on that he deserves a chance. Its best to let the performnace of the Indian fast bowlers determine who is better bowler but all should get the same opportunities.
Bikash, thanks for the article. There were many good performances in this game. Trivedi and Bikramjit Mullick and Rahane performed well but VRV stands out for his consistent bowling that broke the West Zone batting twice.
The 23-year-old scalped 15 wickets @ 33.26 to finish the highest wicket-taker for Punjab;
- This is not the kind of performance which would earn a test recall. Avg of 33 is poor in any format of cricket, we have bolers who avg. definitley not below avg. in first class.
If someone is looking for a spot in test team, let him get an avg below 25 over a period of time.
RE:His Performce is below Avg.
by Sameer Bhagwat on Feb 21, 2008 11:54 PM Permalink
You have to also consider the pitches he gets the bowl with. They have no bounce, seam and are slow and dry . So the avg is not all that bad.
RE:His Performce is below Avg.
by CricFan01 on Feb 24, 2008 01:09 AM Permalink
The pitches are same for all bowlers not just for VRV. If you have watched him bowl even in domestic season, he bowls atleast 1-2 boundary balls in an over. He also tends to bowl short and bowling this length at his speed (125-130kph) international batsmen cant get out. In 2005 VRV and Munaf were hailed as new pace sensations who could bowl 145kph consistently. What happened to that? Both failed to live upto the expectations miserably. On current form, compared to RP Singh, Ishant Sharma (both them improved significantly since their debut), VRV and Munaf stand no chance to be successful in international cricket.
RE:His Performce is below Avg.
by ben hur on Feb 25, 2008 07:37 PM Permalink
even gavaskar criticised ishant when he was new, n discarded him as a talent tried too early. but ishant proved him wrong when he was put faith on.
RE:what happened to Ashish Nehra and L Balaji
by Arv Singh on Feb 21, 2008 07:10 PM Permalink
I think BCC fears a risk in playing them. There are rmours of performance enhancement drugs use and its best to keeop them away from exposure for a while.
RE:what happened to Ashish Nehra and L Balaji
by ben hur on Feb 25, 2008 07:39 PM Permalink
performance enhancing drugs were heard of taken by agarkar during 2003 wc, thats y he wasnt tried in sa wc, sa being the crusader against drugs.
RE:what happened to Ashish Nehra and L Balaji
by Dhan Kotnala on Feb 20, 2008 12:29 PM Permalink
Laxmi & balaji were also good bowlers which were cornered.
why talk of vrv only ? why not about ajikya rahane who scored 91 runs . may be he is from west zone or more from mumbai so there will not be any thing written about his performances
RE:Bring back legend ramesh powar
by rishi on Feb 20, 2008 12:04 PM Permalink
do u want india to loose the Match having Powar,This fellow cannot Field, he cannot run between the wickets. he just can wear a Glass and stand in the field.
