IND vs AUS: 16-year-old internet bowler Sameer Khan earns reward from Aussies

Sameer Khan stands barely 5 toes tall and some months again he accomplished his sixteenth birthday.

On Thursday afternoon, the category XI scholar from Kapurthala was making life troublesome for the 6’4” tall Marcus Stoinis throughout Australia’s internet session forward of the opening ODI in opposition to India.

The slightly-built Sameer bowled his gradual left-arm orthodox tweakers to Stoinis for a very good 20-odd minutes and it was an enchanting sight to see a world batter being troubled by a schoolboy.

“Well bowled,” Stoinis acknowledged the teen a few occasions.

Appearances may be misleading and it appeared Sameer was capable of hurry Stoinis with the tempo of his deliveries and by preserving a flatter trajectory.

“I got Stoinis leg-before a couple of times today. The coaches didn’t ask me to bowl any specific line but I bowled what came naturally to me. Stoinis was having some difficulty when he went on the back foot. I bowled fast and pitched it up,” Sameer mentioned after the online session.

Sameer has been included in Punjab’s U-19 probables’ listing and has been put up in an area lodge for the final two days in order that he can bowl at Australian batters.

“Yesterday, I bowled for a lengthy period to Steve Smith. It was a great experience. Bahot accha laga. Unhone well bowled bhi kahaa (It felt nice bowling to the Aussies. Some of them even complimented me),” mentioned the son of a bed-sheet vendor in Kapurthala.

“We are four brothers and a sister and my parents are completely supportive of my decision to pursue the sport. I played the Punjab T20 League and got a chance in seven games, got five wickets.”

With no Ashton Agar in its ranks (he’s on paternity go away), Australia probably wanted some high quality time in opposition to finger spinners since Kuldeep Yadav will likely be off responsibility for the primary two video games.

At the Australia nets on the day, it was extra about left-arm spinners, with the intention to counter the Ravindra Jadeja risk, and therefore 4 left-arm spinners had been bowling in tandem alongside Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and a Mitchell Starc.