From: pvr@argo.rice.edu (PVR Narasimha Rao)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Venkatesh Prasad
Date: 5 Oct 92 21:06:16 GMT
Organization: Rice University


In article <00961A27.F5B93200@vms.csd.mu.edu>, 9063iyerm@vms.csd.mu.edu (Murali Iyer) writes:

|> In article <1992Oct2.171800.24535@engage.pko.dec.com>, prasad@cpdw.enet.dec.com (R Bharani Prasad) writes:
|> 
|> >Sad, Maninder was'nt chosen. But, where Maninder allowed the opponents to pile 
|> >600 odd runs and could pick up only 3 wickets, that engineer from Karnataka 
|> >came up with a deadly performance. A flash in the pan, may be (sorry PVR).
|> >I doubt if he can repeat that at any level of cricket. I feel Maninder will be 


|> And the engineer from Karnataka is no flash in the pan, believe me. He is
|> definitely good, but may not be good for thirteen wickets in every match.


Of course, no one can be expected to take 13 wickets in every match.


|> Neither is anyone else in the land, right now. So that is not a problem. It
|> might be my ignorance, but I just fail to see how Raju commands inclusion with
|> the wickets he has against his name. When it comes Srinath, everyone seems to
|> point out that he has only ten wickets in five tests, and how come he is in?
|> I ask, what about Raju? Did he win matches for India down under? He might be a
|> good containing bowler, promising to take a wicket always, but unless he
|> delivers, how does he become a certainty? 


Raju is a reasonably containing bowler, but definitely not as good as Kumble.
If Kumble is played in the ODIs in SA, I am sure all you guys on RSC (somehow,
not many seem to think high of him here) will be impressed with him. He'll
trouble the batsmen totally (unlike Raju) while containing and pick up 2-4 wkts
in the process.

I sincerely hope he will be played in tests too. He'll do better than Raju did
in Aus (9 wickets at an average of around 50 from around 170 overs). The
combination of bouncy pitches and players weak against spin must definitely work
to his advantage. More than anything, Kumble has a very mature and professional
head over his shoulders. It'll help him immensely.


|> Venkatesh Prasad was also in the Irani Trophy fourteen, I was told. I do not
|> know whether he played in the eleven. He still has a bright future and most
|> importantly, he has kindled the selectors' interest in him. He is a well-built
|> young man, looks stronger than most contenders for the spot and bowls with
|> fire. Perhaps the home series against England will open doors for Venkatesh, 
|> Kuruvilla, Wassan, Razdan and all the aspiring players.


May be it'll take more time for V.Prasad to get into the team, but he definitely
has a good future.


|> BTW, what happened to Mujibur Rehman? Was he considered at all? And Rajesh


Oh, come on, this team was selected for (primarily) tests! Mujibur Rehman
doesn't even play in TN Ranji XI regularly. He is mainly a oneday prospect -
someone like Srikkanth. I included a question on him my opinion poll because I
wanted to see how many were willing to take chances with an unknown youngster
in the mould of Srikkanth (for the ODI team).


|> >/Bharani
|> 
|> -Murali.
|> 
|> p.s: Hey PVR, I saw a picture of Vasu in an old issue(92) of Sportstar and he
|> does not look "fat and old"! In fact, he is a very wiry kind of guy, looks
|> like. Perhaps you were referring to someone else who looked like that. Wasn't
|> that guy from TN who fell down while bowling his first delivery in a test
|> match, a stocky guy? Whassisname? Bharat Arun?


Yup, you are right! I confused Arun with Vasu.


PVR