Cricket news - Josh Hazlewood, the young cricketer gets his chance
Josh Hazlewood, the 19-year-old New South Wales fast bowler has been selected for the upcoming Indian tour next month.
He has represented Australia at the under-19 level and showed a lot of promise in the under-19 world cup. Josh picked up 13 wickets at an impressive average of 15 in the under-19 world cup in New Zealand. His best performance came in the final, against Pakistan where he took match figure of 4/26 that earned him the man of the match.
Josh Hazlewood, against England at Southampton in June became the youngest player to represent Australia. He picked up 1/41 in 7 over’s. He just played a single ODI on that tour.
He had an impressive debut. At 17, he became the youngest bowler to play for his state. He made his debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in November 2008, picking up four wickets in the match. In first-class cricket Josh has picked up 17 wickets in 6 matches at an impressive average of 26. These performances have helped him gaining the “rising star award.”
Hazlewood has worked with Craig McDermott. McDermott in the praise of the youngster has said, “He has enough ability to play at this level, but still there is a chance of improvement.” He is just http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Young-c41367 boy, who should take a lot of care of his body.
His coach, McDermott feels first he should play regularly for his state side. He has just played couple of matches in the season. His state side has enough good bowlers. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 and Douglas Bollinger. The youngster can learn enough bowling tips from these experienced players. There is still a chance of improvement.
He is eyeing for a test debut in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. It is a very big chance for Josh, making his debut in India, next month. He is really looking forward to the challenge that is ahead of him, in India.
India might prove out to be a very tough opposition for the youngster. The conditions in India are different than in Australia. The wickets are tough to bowl. The wickets are flat, dead and less bouncy than in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid and Laxman can really test the very best in the business.
Josh’s hunger has not finished here. He is also eyeing the Ashes this year. The young cricketer is confident of making his Ashes debut. After being picked for Indian tour, there is every chance of him being picked for the Ashes. Ashes is the biggest prize in cricket for an Australian or Englishmen. Representing your country in the Ashes is like a dream come true. To perform well, and winning the Ashes is the best you can give to your country.
The English team that is going to Australia will be defending their Ashes title. This is England’s best team for a decade. The likes of Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott might propose a different challenge to the youngster.
The youngster feels he is ready to take on the world. He is not afraid of the challenges that some of the great batsman of the world can propose to him. The experts say it’s a bright future ahead of Josh Hazlewood.
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