http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566 regrets emulating Zaheer Khan’s bowling action – Cricket News Update
India’s premier fast bowler Ishant Sharma has claimed that he has started to enjoy his bowling once again and this is the reason behind his success in the on-going tour of the Caribbean.
The tall fast bowler went through a lean patch in his career recently and inconsistent performances led to his omission from the limited overs squad earlier this year as he was not the part of Indian team for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011.
However, he made a comeback in the national team for the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 after a brilliant season of the Indian Premier League and Sharma has surely proved that he has learnt from his mistakes. He looks a much better bowler now and the statistics in
the Test series so far, speak volumes for his ability. The fast bowler picked up 16 wickets in the first two matches of the Digicel Test Series.
Sharma said, "The rhythm is back. The important thing is, I am now enjoying my bowling. I visualize every ball and what I need to do. I focus on my strengths. I believe in my strengths more now - the pace and bounce.”
The 22-year-old fast bowler has so far played 33 Test matches, in which he has taken 106 scalps at an average of 32.60, which does not justify his talent but Ishant has time to cover up his numbers in the years to come.
The lanky fast bowler confessed that he started to emulate the bowling action of his teammate, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379 and that was the reason behind the downfall of his performance. Sharma has now realized that every individual has different level of skills and attributes
and this is why, one should just http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Try-c94438 to develop his own natural skills rather than copying someone else.
"I was trying to copy Zaheer Khan's action. No doubt he is a great bowler, but I guess I shouldn't have tried to copy his action. We are entirely different in styles. Zaheer told me that I am too http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 into the technical side of things and that I shouldn't
be. Now I just http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to my basics and my strengths,” Ishant said.
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