http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KAJ-Roach-c1758 - a throwback to the 1980’s - Opinion
In a short space of time, pacer Kemar Roach has not only become the most destructive bowler for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 but also the most attractive and stylish. To think of a bowler like him in modern times for his side is astonishing to say the least, yet he continues
to bowl with the same flare that many of his predecessors used to. Roach continues to deliver when it matters the most, and in the process, brings back the apparitions of the pace quartet of the 1980s.
That infamous quartet stands unparalleled even today and it is safe to say that Roach cannot be compared to a Garner, a Holding, a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817. His approach towards the game however, is characterized by a flurry of fast bowling flash floods, which
liken him to those who had gone by. Roach in his recent stint, managed to bag another five-wicket haul against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, which is his fifth in a career that spans just 20 Test matches. He is just 24 years of age and with success kissing his feet time and
again; it is safe to say that Roach will definitely be a star performer in the years that come.
It is easy to sideline him as well, given that bowlers of his generation include the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419. Yet Roach’s bowling expertise has been in a class of its own. Recent times have shown that with the West
Indies cricket team in decline and hurt by the absence of key players, Roach has been the ‘go to’ man with the ball and has delivered on numerous occasions. His only real frailty is his action which puts immense stress on his shoulders and makes him injury
prone. His absence almost leaves a vacuum that haunts the West Indies, whenever they want to pick up wickets.
His pace is as devastating as life threatening. His bouncers are so awkward that it even stung a calm colossus of a batsman as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 to exchange a few pleasantries during the Barbados Test of 2010. That encounter was one of the most adrenaline charged
duels in modern times and signified an approach of all out aggression by Roach, which meant business.
Roach’s achievements are perhaps even more commendable in the desolate times that he has played for the West Indies. He does not have a rival when it comes to pace and aggression in a land which produced some of the best fast bowlers in the world. Most West
Indian bowlers in the post Ambrose era have been meek in terms of generating genuine pace and have become easy pickings for opposition batsmen. Roach however, is in a different league and his control over his line and length is extremely impressive. With pacers
such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JE-Taylor-c1682 and Darren Powell disappearing, it is widely acknowledged that pace and accuracy is bound to come from one man only.
Roach is also by far the most enthusiastic player in the West Indies line up. His body language means business and his aggressive approach compensates for his lack of height. The silver chain, the searing action and the diabolical deployments has made this
man the most impressive West Indian pace bowler of the modern age.
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