India U19 participant Naman Tiwari desires to bowl the quickest ball on this planet by drawing inspiration watching movies of former greats and following the recommendation of tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
Left-arm pacer Naman, 18, who’s grabbing headlines within the ongoing U19 World Cup right here, has discovered the information he obtained from Bumrah on the NCA working magic, and is now trying ahead to the title conflict in opposition to Australia on Sunday.
Lucknow boy Naman has troubled rival batters along with his yorkers and pace, grabbing 10 wickets up to now, with a four-wicket haul in opposition to Ireland.
“Bumrah is a source of inspiration for us. I watch his bowling videos a lot. I have met him several times at NCA and talked to him a lot about the mentality and skills of a bowler,” Naman advised PTI on the sidelines of a apply session at Willowmoore Park Stadium right here.
“He has explained a lot (of things to me), which is useful. He told me how to bowl accurate yorkers, and I have worked a lot (on that aspect) following his advice. I have to work hard to bring more aggression in this (my bowling),” he stated.
“I try to learn something from every bowler I like. I try to understand and learn by watching his (Bumrah’s )videos. I like Shoaib Akhtar’s speed, Dale Steyn’s swing and Mitchell Starc’s aggression very much,” he stated.
Naman initially needed to grow to be a batter however fewer alternatives turned him to bowling.
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“I started playing cricket as a batsman but I was not getting many chances. That’s why I started bowling at an academy in Lucknow. Since I am left-handed, I became a left-arm fast bowler,” he stated.
Naman’s father is an LIC agent and the stress to concentrate on lecturers was immense given his middle-class background. But his coronary heart was in cricket.
“Papa always told me to focus on studies. I was in seventh standard and wanted to play cricket. I asked my father to give me three years’ time to prove myself in cricket. My family is very happy with my success today,” stated Naman.
“Papa calls me every evening. Seeing them (family) happy makes me feel very good that I did not disappoint them,” he stated.
Naman’s intention is to grow to be a deadly quick bowler and play Test cricket for India.
“One day I want to bowl the fastest ball in the world. I also want to play the World Cup with the senior team. But, for now, I have to focus on performance. I want to continuously improve my game because the challenges will be even bigger in the future and I will have to prepare my base to face them,” he stated.
Happy with the workforce’s efficiency up to now within the U19 World Cup, Naman stated that it’s the results of workforce effort.
“So far, the performance of all the players has been very good. Especially in the semifinals against South Africa, we showed tremendous spirit. I am very happy with the way we are playing and will try to maintain this momentum in the final also,” he stated.
“Although I like all formats, I find Test cricket the most challenging. That’s where the real test of a bowler lies and I want to become a good Test cricketer in the future,” stated the teenager.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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