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The Pune Warriors’ leg-spinner, Rahul Sharma, on Friday, May 6, 2011, attributed the improvement in his bowling to the prolific http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 spinner, Harbhajan Singh.
While talking to reporters on Friday, the gangling spinner from Jalandhar said that the turbanter had advised him to focus on his bounce.
"I had a chat with Bhajji when he came to Jalandhar and he told me that my strong point is the bounce I can extract," Sharma told the media men. "He told me to keep working on that."
The 24-year-old right-arm leg-spinner received similar advice from his former coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bhupinder-Singh-c48029, who is the coach of Punjab. Bhupinder said that he had advised Rahul to hit the pitch so that he could extract the bounce.
"I have advised him to hit the pitch so that he gets bounce," said Singh. "He is very similar to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anil-Kumble-c44737 and can be groomed to be a good limited edition bowler," he reckoned.
Rahul Sharma, who made his Twenty20 debut in October 2009, has so far featured in 23 matches picking up 24 wickets at an average of 21.66. He has been one of the most improved performers in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier
League (IPL).
Last year he played for Deccan Chargers in the IPL and turned out to be quite expensive to the franchise. He was able to pick just five wickets in six matches at an economy rate exceeding 8 runs an over.
However, after switching to Pune, the debutant IPL franchise, Sharma has claimed 11 scalps at an economy rate of 5.27, the best among the bowlers who have delivered more than 10 overs in the tournament till date.
Besides extracting bounce from the track, the Jalandhar spinner said that he was also working on his line and length.
"I had a strategy to bowl wicket to wicket with variations," Rahul said of that performance. "You can't be predictable in Twenty20."
The strategy worked well for the 24-year-old right-armer in his side’s home game against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians. He returned with figures of two for seven from a spell of four overs.
Rahul also praised his Pune skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 for motivating him after every game.
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