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Best up and coming players

Which is the best of the prospects?

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Migara

Migara

International Coach
Roach was very good in SL. Bowled with heart on flat tracks and was deadly dangerous on helpful conditions he got. It was only that Sanga and Samaraweera weathered the storm, in case of a lesser bastmen, would have ran through the side.
 
Teja.

Teja.

Global Moderator
Roach was freakin' amazing against SL. Thilan and Mahela are absolute monsters at home and then, There's Sanga. He averaged 24.5, which for a bowler his age, or any age for that matter, considering the circumstances is awesome. I think that was his coming-of-age series and think he'll maintain that level performance in the future.
 
Himannv

Himannv

Hall of Fame Member
Agreed. He bowled exceptionally well when he was here. He has a nice compact action like Steyn so he should be able to bowl quick and keep fit for a fairly good period. One for the future for sure.
 
Woodster

Woodster

International Captain
Yes Kemar Roach has already impressed greatly on very different pitches that he's played on, showing a versatility to the pitches he faces despite his inexperience. The problem he'll face is retaining his fitness as seems the problem with all of the young WI quicks in the last few years. Has a fantastic action and seam position while managing excellent pace. He is certainly one with great potential.

His WI compatriot Daren Bravo has shown the uncanny likeness to Brian Lara with his big backswing and strokeplay, but I would like to see how he plays on less flat pitches against stronger attacks, but again he gives WI fans good reason to be optimistic for the future.

Kane Williamson impressed me greatly in India. Again they were flat pitches, but he showed an excellent temperament, played within his limitations, and combated the spinners well. Look forward to seeing much more of him.

Cannot make much of a judgement on Usman Khawaja as I've only seen him in live action during the England v Aussie A game where he pretty much had a shocker.

Of these three, and due to the lack of genuinely exciting quicks around right now, I'd go for Roach to currently possess the most potential and be the most important member of his teams future if he stays fit and dedicated to Test cricket!
 
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Cevno

Cevno

Hall of Fame Member
DeusEx said:
Who do people think will be the outstanding batsmen/bowler of the generation (the player who stands out amongst his contemporaries), say, for the next decade between 2010-2020? That would mean players now who are between the age of about 18-25.
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I would say Pujara would be there.

From what i have seen Williamson ought to be there or thereabouts too ,but is playing in a weaker side so would be tougher for him.

As for Bowlers Roach and Aamer(if he gets free) seem obvious picks for me.

Haven't given up hope fully on Ishant Sharma and Stuart Broad too.
 
Shri

Shri

Mr. Glass
No young, express fast bowler has been found after Tait right? Need one of them to make fast bowling ***y again. Been a long time since we saw a 100Mph delivery live.
 
Migara

Migara

International Coach
Well Shoaib is still bowling some pacy stuff. There are few guys who are touching 150 mark ATM
 
akilana

akilana

International 12th Man
DeusEx said:
Who do people think will be the outstanding batsmen/bowler of the generation (the player who stands out amongst his contemporaries), say, for the next decade between 2010-2020? That would mean players now who are between the age of about 18-25.
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AB De Villiers, IMO. He's 26 and has 10 years in him.
 
Migara

Migara

International Coach
Shri said:
100Mph = 160Kmph(roughly). Not 150.
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Honestly tell me how many did bowl around 160? Possibly less than ten in all history. Md. Zahid, Md. Akram, Shoaib Akthar, Shaun Tait, Brett Lee, Jeff Thompson and possibly Michael Holding and Md. Sami. Almost all of them are post 1970. Only exception I could think of are Roy Gilchrist, Fred Trueman and Frank Tyson. But I feel they are more 150k bowlers rather than 160k bowlers with possible exception of Gilchrist.
 
Bahnz

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
Larwood, by all accounts, was very very fast as well, particularly in his younger years.
 
Teja.

Teja.

Global Moderator
Waqar in the early ninties and Malcolm Marshall in the mid-eighties, perhaps. Sunil Gavaskar reckons Marshall was easily faster than Holding in the 83/84 test series in India and both of them had 30+ wickets each in 6 tests at about 20 that series.
 
Xuhaib

Xuhaib

International Coach
Waqar in 93 was clocked 151 and he was the fastest in a series involving Donald,Fannie,Wasim,Bishop and Ambrose.Not sure how reliable were the speed guns.
 
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