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Thank god, I don't have to bowl Tendulkar: Ishant
New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) India paceman Ishant Sharma might have acquired the reputation of bumping off top batsmen like Ricky Ponting but he thanks his stars for not having Sachin Tendulkar as an opponent.
"Sachin Tendulkar is one batsman who is not easy to bowl
to. Be it in nets or in the middle, he always bats as if he is
playing a match. I am thankful to God that I play in his team.
His experience is equal to my age," Ishant said.
The gangling Delhi bowler said besides Tendulkar,
Ponting, Hayden and Dravid were among his favourite batsman.
"Other than Sachin and Ponting, my favourite batsmen are
Matthew Hayden and Rahul Dravid," he said.
Ishant said he was trying to bowl fast consistently but
also focusing on maintaining the right line and length to trap
the batsmen.
"I am trying to bowl at 100 mph but what is more
important is which areas I hit. If you get that speed but the
delivery is short- or over-pitched and ball goes across the
boundary than there is no use of it.
"Instead, if I bowl at 140-145 kph and swing it, batsmen
could be in trouble," he told private television channel NDTV.
"I know my limitations and try to be in my limits," he
added.
The 20-year-old fast bowler also said he did not believe
in experimenting in the match and relies on whatever he
practised in nets.
"You should try in a match only what you have practised
in the nets. You should not try new things straightaway while
playing for the country.
"I was not a swing bowler but the one who would hit the
deck and even today I try only that, but it is my good luck if
ball gets movement," he said.
Ishant said he could not credit his success to one person
as Zaheer Khan, Venkatesh Prasad and coach Gary Kirsten all
helped him on various occasions but singled out the South
African for his mature approach.
"Kirsten is a very nice coach. He understands the
strength of each and every member of the team," Ishant said.
"Recently in Delhi, I had dropped Michael Clarke and also
could not bat as the night-watchman but Kirsten said 'in last
one year this is your first mistake. It was your bad day.
Tomorrow will be a new day'.
"If your coach helps you come out of the bad phase, he is
a good coach," he added.
On England Tour, Ishant said, "I will try to repeat my
performance against the Australia when I had picked wickets as
required.
"We will use reverse swing against England also. We'd
used that against Aussies. You should know how to reverse
swing if you are playing in the sub-continent," he said.
"In the sub-continent it is easy to bowl if you know
reverse swing, you should know how to adapt to the
conditions," he added. PTI SKI
PMR
"Sachin Tendulkar is one batsman who is not easy to bowl
to. Be it in nets or in the middle, he always bats as if he is
playing a match. I am thankful to God that I play in his team.
His experience is equal to my age," Ishant said.
The gangling Delhi bowler said besides Tendulkar,
Ponting, Hayden and Dravid were among his favourite batsman.
"Other than Sachin and Ponting, my favourite batsmen are
Matthew Hayden and Rahul Dravid," he said.
Ishant said he was trying to bowl fast consistently but
also focusing on maintaining the right line and length to trap
the batsmen.
"I am trying to bowl at 100 mph but what is more
important is which areas I hit. If you get that speed but the
delivery is short- or over-pitched and ball goes across the
boundary than there is no use of it.
"Instead, if I bowl at 140-145 kph and swing it, batsmen
could be in trouble," he told private television channel NDTV.
"I know my limitations and try to be in my limits," he
added.
The 20-year-old fast bowler also said he did not believe
in experimenting in the match and relies on whatever he
practised in nets.
"You should try in a match only what you have practised
in the nets. You should not try new things straightaway while
playing for the country.
"I was not a swing bowler but the one who would hit the
deck and even today I try only that, but it is my good luck if
ball gets movement," he said.
Ishant said he could not credit his success to one person
as Zaheer Khan, Venkatesh Prasad and coach Gary Kirsten all
helped him on various occasions but singled out the South
African for his mature approach.
"Kirsten is a very nice coach. He understands the
strength of each and every member of the team," Ishant said.
"Recently in Delhi, I had dropped Michael Clarke and also
could not bat as the night-watchman but Kirsten said 'in last
one year this is your first mistake. It was your bad day.
Tomorrow will be a new day'.
"If your coach helps you come out of the bad phase, he is
a good coach," he added.
On England Tour, Ishant said, "I will try to repeat my
performance against the Australia when I had picked wickets as
required.
"We will use reverse swing against England also. We'd
used that against Aussies. You should know how to reverse
swing if you are playing in the sub-continent," he said.
"In the sub-continent it is easy to bowl if you know
reverse swing, you should know how to adapt to the
conditions," he added. PTI SKI
PMR
