FRAZ said:
They get a bat before a feeder and they play with natural ability .With natural hand and eye coordination . Try to get a biography of Miandad. Or try to learn the life of Yousaf Youhana. these guys just played on the streets . They did not come out of the rich academies .They played in the circumstances which were just.......... Ever imagined playing on a dirt road where carts and cars and bicycles are going all together. I myself have broken windows of my neighbour . This is called learning naturaly .
Natural talent . Desi Academy.....
I have played with legions of Asian cricketers and, as we travel a lot with my wifes job, had a lot of good times playing for all asian teams where Ive been the only white guy.
The one thing that is very noticable (that Ive discussed with my closest friends in cricket (all asian by the way but sensible)) is that many have a massive overestimation of their ability and talent. This is not one or 2 guys but a cultural phenomenon (sp?) that my closest friends recognise as well.
Lets start with tennis ball cricketers. Guys talk about how good they are and they play in organised leagues and they want to be recognised as good cricketers. Yet whenever, Ive played against such players they are RUBBISH. They have no frame of reference as to what being a good cricketer equals.
It got to the stage that I refused to play against them because they talked all the time about how good they were and then a 50 over game is over in 1 1/2 hrs after they get destroyed and everyones time is wasted.
Ive moved to leagues where everyone talks about how good the standard is and about how great a certain player is, and you know what? it is generally a very low standard that it is not worth playing in.
Also, this has happened too many times to even think about counting but only with Asian cricketers, guys have seen me bowl and then said something like "You are very fast but so-and-so at another club is just as fast" and they you play against that team or see them in the nets and the 'fast guy' is only bowling brisk medium pace. I've had a lot of apologies after Ive bowled in the same game as these supposed 'fast guys' from people who thought that he was quick. I used to take offense to people comapring me to every average cricketer that bowled quicker than the average dibbly-dobbler at another club.
Ive played in top divisions where I have had a captain come onto the field and ask the umpire to stop me bowling to a number 3 batsman as it was too fast and therefore intimidatory and not fair.
I have too many example to name here. The problem maybe that there are so many people in Asia that are passionate about cricket and play it that they only play locally and never get to play against really good players that are seperated by great distances and leagues and therefore never get to really appreciate where they are on the ability ladder.
Im certainly not saying Asians are not good cricketers, quite obviously there are many excellent players. What I am saying is that many Asian cricketers have a higher opinion of themselves than they deserve (could be a pride thing but in all honesty I dont pretend to know the reason). At least bad white cricketers know they are rubbish.
