Sachin as a Bowler

India
January 4, 2007 12:04pm CST
Hello Friends!! You must have seen how Sachin bowled against SA today. He completely befuddled Mark Boucher and almost got him out several times and not to forget he also took the crucial wicket of Jacques Kallis. Dont you guys feel that our captains over the years have underutilised him? Dont you think if he was given the ball more often and properly groomed as a bowler by the coaches as a part-timer, he could have been among the Top 5 allrounders?
11 responses
@bck_1409 (662)
• India
30 Jan 07
Sachin is a thinking cricketer, he is proved himself with bat, bowl and in the field. He is very much uesful as a fifth bowler, and he is taking wickets regularly.
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• India
30 Jan 07
Yep exactly!!
• India
4 Feb 07
Sachin is no doubt a thinking bowler, whose each ball is bowled reading the batsman mind But the injuries :(
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@dihearted (2688)
• India
7 Feb 07
sachin tendulkar when he is on the cricket feild he puts himself totally in the game.... he tries to bowl at his best... n he is a goodn talented bowler too... has has been able to break many partnerships n turned the games in india's favour....
• India
7 Feb 07
Yeah I still remember he got Damien Martyn and Steve Waugh in quick succession and contributed in India's victory against Australia in Adelaide. And one of our friends call him a fluke bowler. And I think he's also got Lara out three times. Thats a fluke bowler for you. LoL!!
@ichampin (593)
• India
4 Jan 07
Sachin is struggling from his baating form these days...he is scoring but not as good as he used to.He has bowled under ganugly captaicy more i think and he takes wickets too. These days he is suffereing from tennis elbow something so he is not supposed to bowl in the first place earlier. Tendulkar is good at part-Time bowling and he should be part-time only making him as a bowler would loose his concentration, But one thing you have said is right that if earlier captains have used this quality of sachin he could be in Top 5 all rounders, but again, if only batting has caused his so much trouble in his fitness, I think till now his career would have ended if he is bowling also and to make you remember ganguly also used to bowl as a part-time bowler should we think over it too!!
• India
4 Jan 07
Yes that fitness point is a very good point u made. And its because of the shoulder problem that he doesnt bowl much. And I feel he is a better bowler than Ganguly. he was mixing up his medium pacers, leggies n doosras quite nicely today.
@tintusam (1168)
• India
4 Feb 07
sachin tendulkar is a master class batsman, so we cant use him as a regular fifth bowler. but often we can see his sharp turning leg spinners, that makes us to think that he is a good bowler too. but i think we should use him only as the part timer.
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@sajuman (1854)
• India
15 Sep 07
In my opinion sachin should concentrate his maximum at batting not at bowling...He is the master blaster of india...He is the don bradman of india...I always put all my believe to him...He still fires..The most talented person in the cricket world...He lives for india..I hope he will play for india till the end of his life... Thanks for the discussion..
@venkyv (23)
• India
5 Jan 07
hai friend!!!! I agree with you.But sachin is not able bat properly due to his fitness problems.And he may not able bowl well in every condition as he is a part time bowler.But still then if he is groomed properly he would be a good all rounder..
@nidhinrv (103)
• India
7 Feb 07
there are times when even ppl seeing cricket ball gets wicket when they bowl.In plain english its called fluke....long live the fluke-bowler sachin.also he is a great asset to the opposition team in the sense when a tight match comes he bowls and gives 18 or 20 runs an over and takes off pressure...great man he is...
• India
8 Feb 07
no it is not like that he was utilised well by the indian captains, probabky in the last overs of the match..he has won many matches for india bowling the last overs..he was suffering from tennis elbow for some months.this was the rwason for indian captains not allowing to bowl..Ya he can be one among the first 5 allrounders in the world....
• India
7 Feb 07
yes, he is the bowler with a lot of abilities to bowl almost all kind of deliveries. His leg spin is also extraordinary. But the problem is that he himself is not confident on his bowling, i suppose. Plus sometimes the skippers has to think of the injuries associated with Sachin in past. So they dont give him the ball. But he is a great cricketer
@zeeshank (73)
• Canada
30 Jan 07
hey nishant sachin is not a bowler indian team use him when they want to bowl negative.so i dun think so that is a nice bowler .