http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Leslie-Pont-c63901 – Cricket News Update
Ian Pont, a renowned fast bowling coach, believes that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s Pat Cummins has the ability to become one of the world’s best but he urged the right-arm fast bowler to eradicate some of the errors in his bowling action.
The 19-year-old made his way to international cricket last year and impressed one and all with his ability to consistently bowl at more than 90 miles per hour.
The youngster however, is injury prone and has already missed a lot of international sport because of fitness issues. After spending months away from the global arena because of a heel injury, Cummins returned to the Aussie squad for the five-match One Day International (ODI) series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
After the first ODI at the Lord’s, the lanky cricketer faced a side strain and was ruled out of the remainder of the tour.
Pont, who has previously worked with some great fast bowlers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Gough-c52450, feels that Cummins needs to straighten his run-up as it will put less strain on his body. The Englishman thinks that the young Australian pacer will have to make these changes in order to survive longer at the ultimate level of the sport.
"Cummins is a wonderful talent but has been allowed to go unchecked with several flaws with his bowling. He runs at an angle towards fine leg, has a mixed bowling action, then has a lateral flexion (fall away) meaning he releases the ball almost two feet outside of his body width. The stresses and strains on this type of action will take their toll," he expressed while talking to Pakpassion.
Cummins picked up seven wickets in the only Test he has played till date, alongside good performances in the shorter formats, and the Aussie selectors are expecting the youngster to do well in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 2012.
The former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 cricketer revealed that some of the great modern-day cricketers made certain adjustments to their game without letting those changes affect their performances.
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419 had some similar issues with lateral flexion as a teenager that led to back injuries but corrected them and Steyn straightened his run up," said Pont.
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